How much do Special Education Teachers, Middle School make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Middle School, the published 10th percentile is $46,840 and the 90th percentile is $98,170. The difference is $51,330, which is 79.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,770 to the 75th at $83,940, covers $33,170.

The mean annual wage is $71,100, which sits above the median of $64,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 3.9% lower than the national median of $66,810 for Special Education Teachers, Middle School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,203, which is 0.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.6% lower than the Michigan median of $76,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Middle School at $67,203 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Middle School. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 14th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is 47 miles away, with a median of $70,780 and employment of 30. That median is 10.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,503, against $67,203 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $77,140 and employment of 70. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,208, against $67,203 here.
• Battle Creek, MI is 62 miles away, with a median of $77,460 and employment of 30. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,552, against $67,203 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Middle School accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (220 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.