How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Cheyenne, WY?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $51,850 and the 90th percentile is $74,870. The difference is $23,020, which is 37.3% 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 $61,790 to the 75th at $74,870, covers $13,080.

The mean annual wage is $65,430, which sits above the median of $61,790. 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 Cheyenne, WY median is 16.8% lower than the national median of $74,260 for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,037, which is 13.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% lower than the Wyoming median of $62,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cheyenne, WY is 96.491, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Secondary School at $64,037 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. Cheyenne, WY ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Greeley, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $72,270 and employment of 110. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,143, against $64,037 here.
• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 61 miles away, with a median of $63,330 and employment of 140. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,624, against $64,037 here.
• Boulder, CO is 91 miles away, with a median of $82,140 and employment of 210. That median is 32.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,078, against $64,037 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Cheyenne, WY (80 of 48,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (163,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.57 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.