How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Wausau, WI?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $50,220 and the 90th percentile is $78,760. The difference is $28,540, which is 47.2% 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 $57,450 to the 75th at $76,680, covers $19,230.

The mean annual wage is $66,500, which sits above the median of $60,490. 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 Wausau, WI median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $74,260 for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,288, which is 12.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the Wisconsin median of $63,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Secondary School at $65,288 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. Wausau, WI ranks 15th of 17 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).).

• Eau Claire, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $65,360 and employment of 70. That median is 8.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,434, against $65,288 here.
• Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $61,910 and employment of 180. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,988, against $65,288 here.
• Green Bay, WI is 91 miles away, with a median of $60,430 and employment of 200. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,918, against $65,288 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (80 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (163,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 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.