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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary

The BLS estimates 163,930 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $74,260 (May 2025, SOC 25-2058). Across 164 metros with published figures, medians range from $48,720 in Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area to $117,640 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, SECONDARY SCHOOL · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$49,800P25$60,180MEDIAN$74,260P75$93,730P90$109,100
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,640 · 400 jobs
  2. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$115,160 · 1,220 jobs
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,160 · 1,260 jobs
  4. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$104,090 · 290 jobs
  5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$103,730 · 1,630 jobs
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,290 · 1,270 jobs
  7. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$101,700 · 760 jobs
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,900 · 3,920 jobs
  9. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$100,430 · 14,700 jobs
  10. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$99,900 · 700 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$100,430 · 14,700 jobs
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,350 · 7,360 jobs
  3. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$79,760 · 5,790 jobs
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$85,000 · 3,930 jobs
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$87,630 · 3,920 jobs
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,900 · 3,920 jobs
  7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$66,440 · 2,670 jobs
  8. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,190 · 2,590 jobs
  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,180 · 2,550 jobs
  10. Columbus, OH$72,860 · 2,170 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Albuquerque, NM · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

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

$74,260 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $60,180–$93,730.

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

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($117,640), San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ($115,160), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($105,160). 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.