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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary

The BLS estimates 95,200 Special Education Teachers, Middle School jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $66,810 (May 2025, SOC 25-2057). Across 92 metros with published figures, medians range from $49,500 in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area to $121,070 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, MIDDLE SCHOOL · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$49,420P25$60,000MEDIAN$66,810P75$82,800P90$102,510
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$121,070 · 360 jobs
  2. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$110,850 · 350 jobs
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$101,560 · 2,030 jobs
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$100,350 · 720 jobs
  5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$99,190 · 520 jobs
  6. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$97,980 · 490 jobs
  7. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$97,360 · 390 jobs
  8. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$96,210 · 220 jobs
  9. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$94,740 · 8,330 jobs
  10. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$92,900 · 400 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$94,740 · 8,330 jobs
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$65,870 · 5,610 jobs
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,840 · 3,190 jobs
  4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$78,860 · 2,780 jobs
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$77,050 · 2,540 jobs
  6. Cleveland, OH$79,890 · 2,490 jobs
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,750 · 2,200 jobs
  8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,620 · 2,150 jobs
  9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$101,560 · 2,030 jobs
  10. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$65,970 · 1,760 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in the U.S.?

$66,810 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $60,000–$82,800.

Where do Special Education Teachers, Middle School earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,070), Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ($110,850), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($101,560). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.