Special Education Teachers, Preschool Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $69K, rent takes 26.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new special education teachers, preschools typically earn — is $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,818/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $69K locally vs. $65K nationally, a 7% difference.

Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area pays $69K median vs. the U.S. average of $65K — that’s +7%.

The median is $69,450 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $46,960, and experienced special education teachers, preschools can clear $100,400. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,524/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 26.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Mid Michigan 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, preschool salary is worth about $69,450 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.