Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $77K, rent takes 22.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,144/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new special education teachers, secondary schools typically earn — is $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,832/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $77K locally vs. $74K nationally, a 4% difference.

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) pays $77K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s +4%.

The median is $76,940 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $47,200, and experienced special education teachers, secondary schools can clear $98,940. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,091/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,144/month, which eats 22.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 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, secondary school salary is worth about $76,940 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.