Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $64K, rent takes 27.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,211/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary schools typically earn — is $44K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,612/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $64K locally vs. $65K nationally, a 2% difference.

Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area pays $64K median vs. the U.S. average of $65K — that’s -2%.

The median is $63,980 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $43,540, and experienced special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary schools can clear $80,090. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,450/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,211/month, which eats 27.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salary is worth about $63,980 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.