SOC 25-2059 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Special Education Teachers, All Other
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$76,580
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment33,930
Nationally, special education teachers, all other earned a median of $76,580 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 33,930 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $103,050 | Not published | 8,920 | 0.5 |
| New Mexico | $86,520 | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | $85,040 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | $82,240 | Not published | 820 | 0.4 |
| Rhode Island | $80,080 | Not published | 110 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | $79,290 | Not published | 180 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | $78,540 | Not published | 3,320 | 0.8 |
| Massachusetts | $78,440 | Not published | 300 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | $77,280 | Not published | 540 | 0.1 |
| Washington | $76,790 | Not published | 170 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | $76,530 | Not published | 450 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | $76,130 | Not published | 980 | 0.2 |
| Maryland | $76,100 | Not published | 3,020 | 1.1 |
| District of Columbia | $71,130 | Not published | 130 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | $71,110 | Not published | 610 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | $71,050 | Not published | 340 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | $69,470 | Not published | 180 | 0.1 |
| Florida | $68,690 | Not published | 900 | 0.1 |
| Utah | $67,860 | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | $66,910 | Not published | 160 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | $66,670 | Not published | 160 | 0.2 |
| New York | $65,970 | Not published | 2,170 | 0.2 |
| Texas | $65,710 | Not published | 880 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | $65,170 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Illinois | $64,850 | Not published | 2,560 | 0.4 |
| Nevada | $64,410 | Not published | 1,230 | 0.8 |
| Tennessee | $63,300 | Not published | 180 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | $63,140 | Not published | 290 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | $61,690 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | $61,500 | Not published | 90 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | $61,480 | Not published | 1,400 | 0.8 |
| Louisiana | $61,170 | Not published | 610 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | $60,920 | Not published | 80 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska | $59,760 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | $59,500 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Maine | $56,780 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Puerto Rico | $51,920 | Not published | 630 | 0.7 |
| Ohio | $51,230 | Not published | 580 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | $49,610 | Not published | 210 | 0.1 |
| Alabama | $49,520 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | $46,980 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Mississippi | $46,700 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | $39,920 | Not published | 530 | 0.8 |
Pay by metro area
All 107 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas, CA | $112,900 | Not published | 200 | 1.1 |
| Vallejo, CA | $110,000 | Not published | 110 | 0.7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $109,600 | Not published | 4,230 | 0.7 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $107,390 | Not published | 140 | 0.7 |
| Visalia, CA | $107,190 | Not published | 200 | 1.1 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $106,650 | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $106,510 | Not published | 50 | 0.4 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $102,870 | Not published | 410 | 0.3 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $101,850 | Not published | 580 | 0.3 |
| Modesto, CA | $101,030 | Not published | 90 | 0.5 |
| Yuba City, CA | $100,020 | Not published | 70 | 1.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $97,070 | Not published | 300 | 0.3 |
| Merced, CA | $96,560 | Not published | 70 | 0.9 |
| Fresno, CA | $95,120 | Not published | 290 | 0.6 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $95,120 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $94,880 | Not published | 130 | 0.4 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $88,810 | Not published | 500 | 0.5 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $87,430 | Not published | 420 | 0.4 |
| Worcester, MA | $83,690 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Bend, OR | $83,190 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Salem, OR | $82,140 | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $82,050 | Not published | 90 | 0.6 |
| Valdosta, GA | $81,700 | Not published | 120 | 2.3 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $81,330 | Not published | 30 | 0.0 |
| Flint, MI | $80,960 | Not published | 120 | 0.9 |
| Medford, OR | $80,550 | Not published | 50 | 0.6 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $80,460 | Not published | 120 | 0.5 |
| Jackson, MI | $80,210 | Not published | 100 | 1.8 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $80,110 | Not published | 50 | 0.0 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $80,080 | Not published | 120 | 0.2 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $79,880 | Not published | 890 | 0.3 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $79,580 | Not published | 370 | 0.1 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $79,500 | Not published | 1,250 | 0.7 |
| Midland, MI | $79,470 | Not published | 50 | 1.3 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $79,410 | Not published | 110 | 0.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $79,320 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,290 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $79,080 | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $78,420 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Saginaw, MI | $77,760 | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $77,700 | Not published | 80 | 0.5 |
| Monroe, MI | $77,520 | Not published | 40 | 0.9 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $77,150 | Not published | 80 | 0.0 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $76,780 | Not published | 180 | 0.6 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $76,450 | Not published | 80 | 1.1 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $76,400 | Not published | 70 | 1.4 |
| Richmond, VA | $76,160 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $76,090 | Not published | 2,270 | 1.7 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $75,890 | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $75,710 | Not published | 130 | 1.3 |
| Salisbury, MD | $75,450 | Not published | 70 | 1.2 |
| Syracuse, NY | $74,930 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $74,740 | Not published | 510 | 0.9 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $74,520 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $74,370 | Not published | 230 | 0.1 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $74,180 | Not published | 1,550 | 0.3 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $74,120 | Not published | 180 | 0.1 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $74,040 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $73,390 | Not published | 330 | 0.1 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $73,110 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $70,280 | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $69,810 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $68,030 | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $66,170 | Not published | 1,880 | 0.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $66,120 | Not published | 190 | 0.0 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $66,000 | Not published | 110 | 0.4 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $65,340 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $65,170 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $65,090 | Not published | 340 | 0.6 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $64,960 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $64,790 | Not published | 90 | 0.2 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $64,410 | Not published | 1,030 | 0.9 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $64,070 | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $63,960 | Not published | 230 | 0.1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,510 | Not published | 570 | 1.4 |
| Savannah, GA | $63,430 | Not published | 80 | 0.4 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $63,300 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $62,990 | Not published | 70 | 1.1 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $62,430 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $62,270 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $62,160 | Not published | 340 | 0.2 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $62,140 | Not published | 90 | 0.8 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $61,330 | Not published | 110 | 0.2 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $61,280 | Not published | 100 | 0.6 |
| Rochester, NY | $61,180 | Not published | 110 | 0.2 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $61,110 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,740 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $59,500 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Springfield, IL | $59,450 | Not published | 90 | 0.9 |
| New Haven, CT | $59,270 | Not published | 240 | 0.9 |
| Toledo, OH | $58,120 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Alexandria, LA | $58,080 | Not published | 50 | 0.8 |
| Reno, NV | $57,160 | Not published | 70 | 0.3 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $56,320 | Not published | 300 | 0.2 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $52,790 | Not published | 60 | 0.6 |
| Ponce, PR | $52,260 | Not published | 80 | 1.2 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $51,710 | Not published | 50 | 0.0 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $51,480 | Not published | 420 | 0.6 |
| Peoria, IL | $51,410 | Not published | 140 | 0.8 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $51,040 | Not published | 40 | 0.7 |
| Columbus, OH | $49,430 | Not published | 190 | 0.2 |
| Cleveland, OH | $47,630 | Not published | 80 | 0.1 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $46,980 | Not published | 60 | 0.5 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $46,410 | Not published | 100 | 0.2 |
| Akron, OH | $39,280 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $35,810 | Not published | 70 | 0.5 |
| Charleston, WV | $34,560 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.