Special Education Teachers, All Other · SOC 25-2059
Special Education Teachers, All Other Salary in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).
Special Education Teachers, All Other in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $55,330 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $48,410 at the 10th percentile to $69,040 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Special Education Teachers, All Other in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $55,330 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,410 and $58,380.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $48,410 | $48,410 | $55,330 | $58,380 | $69,040 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$55,330 median for West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,410 to $58,380
- Kentuckystate$63,140 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $51,740 to $75,080
- United Statesnational$76,580 median for United States; middle half earns $60,930 to $99,690
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −12% vs Kentucky overall and −28% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Kentucky
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for special education teachers, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$55,330 median for West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,410 to $58,380
- $81,330 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $62,440 to $84,500
- $65,170 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $65,170 to $81,320
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for special education teachers, all others · Highest-paying occupations in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.