SOC 25-2058 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Fond du Lac, WI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in Fond du Lac, WI is $63,540. The 10th percentile is $49,410 and the 90th percentile is $73,520. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$63,540
- 10th percentile
- $49,410
- 25th percentile
- $55,940
- Median
- $63,540
- 75th percentile
- $71,520
- 90th percentile
- $73,520
- Mean
- $63,670
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $49,410 and the 90th percentile is $73,520. The difference is $24,110, which is 37.9% 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 $55,940 to the 75th at $71,520, covers $15,580.
The mean annual wage is $63,670, which sits above the median of $63,540. 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 Fond du Lac, WI median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $74,260 for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,334, which is 6.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is about the same as the Wisconsin median of $63,520.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fond du Lac, WI is 91.643, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Secondary School at $69,334 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. Fond du Lac, WI ranks 15th of 25 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).).
- Appleton, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $61,910 and employment of 180. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,988, against $69,334 here.
- Sheboygan, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $65,230 and employment of 80. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,383, against $69,334 here.
- Green Bay, WI is 55 miles away, with a median of $60,430 and employment of 200. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,918, against $69,334 here.
Employment share
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Fond du Lac, WI (40 of 43,900). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (163,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Fond du Lac, WI · Special Education Teachers, Secondary School by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Fond du Lac, WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in Fond du Lac, WI is $63,540. The 10th percentile is $49,410 and the 90th percentile is $73,520. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School?
The local median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $74,260.
What is Special Education Teachers, Secondary School pay in Fond du Lac, WI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fond du Lac, WI is 91.643, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,540 is $69,334. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fond du Lac, WI compare with nearby metros for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School?
Appleton, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $61,910. Fond du Lac, WI ranks 15th of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.