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Special Education Teachers, All Other Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Special Education Teachers, All Others in the United States earn a median salary of $67,430/year ($null/hr). Salaries range from $43,220 to $109,360 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$43K
10th percentile
$53K
25th percentile
$67K
Median
$88K
75th percentile
$109K
90th percentile

Special Education Teachers, All Other salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
New York$97K$/hr2,970
California$88K$/hr8,470
New Mexico$83K$/hr150
Oregon$81K$/hr1,050
District of Columbia$81K$/hr100
Rhode Island$77K$/hr190
Michigan$76K$/hr3,240
Delaware$76K$/hr60
New Jersey$75K$/hr780
Massachusetts$75K$/hr940

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Lexington Park, MD$106K110
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$102K450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$101K130
Modesto, CA$99K120
Salinas, CA$98K170
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$98K2,880
Merced, CA$97K80
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$97K440
Visalia, CA$97K150
Fresno, CA$96K340
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