How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Fort Wayne, IN?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $46,460 and the 90th percentile is $80,550. The difference is $34,090, which is 60.3% 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 $48,890 to the 75th at $73,050, covers $24,160.

The mean annual wage is $61,390, which sits above the median of $56,500. 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 Fort Wayne, IN median is 23.9% lower than the national median of $74,260 for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,034, which is 17.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% lower than the Indiana median of $61,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Secondary School at $61,034 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 31st of 33 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).).

• Kokomo, IN is 59 miles away, with a median of $56,060 and employment of 30. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,533, against $61,034 here.
• Lima, OH is 60 miles away, with a median of $74,270 and employment of 80. That median is 31.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,827, against $61,034 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $56,480 and employment of 80. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,824, against $61,034 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (140 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (163,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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.