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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary by City
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary by City (2026)
330 metro areas · National average: $65,370 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salaries across 330 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
El Centro, CA $112,130
$100,980
$69,200
$172,230
Visalia, CA $109,490
$102,630
$60,620
$183,190
Oxnard, CA $105,040
$112,850
$62,980
$130,940
San Jose, CA $104,280
$98,050
$68,770
$147,720
Fresno, CA $97,820
$98,550
$54,850
$137,440
Seattle, WA $96,640
$97,970
$68,910
$124,260
Vallejo, CA $95,610
$96,190
$60,340
$132,280
Bridgeport, CT $95,480
$93,800
$63,000
$130,850
San Diego, CA $93,180
$97,300
$62,740
$117,960
Bellingham, WA $92,960
$84,900
$65,920
$125,700
Santa Maria, CA $92,810
$99,170
$65,130
$113,890
New York, NY $92,760
$82,510
$61,230
$132,130
Portland, OR $92,730
$91,730
$64,420
$131,560
Yuba City, CA $91,630
$92,620
$59,270
$124,350
San Luis Obispo, CA $90,790
$92,070
$57,600
$128,180
Stockton, CA $90,150
$96,940
$58,480
$111,560
Mount Vernon, WA $89,910
$85,810
$65,160
$117,680
Merced, CA $89,660
$95,060
$56,800
$112,880
San Francisco, CA $89,600
$77,700
$61,560
$123,280
Norwich, CT $89,530
$85,640
$60,990
$141,660
Los Angeles, CA $89,300
$92,450
$55,250
$124,280
Bremerton, WA $89,150
$80,590
$64,590
$120,410
Hanford, CA $88,800
$88,110
$56,680
$125,440
Kingston, NY $88,430
$82,050
$60,240
$121,120
Santa Cruz, CA $87,980
$80,850
$57,180
$130,490
Boulder, CO $87,490
$78,230
$62,620
$120,220
Riverside, CA $86,950
$89,230
$55,690
$118,040
Olympia, WA $86,380
$80,090
$61,750
$107,860
Kiryas Joel, NY $86,270
$82,850
$60,280
$121,740
Santa Rosa, CA $86,240
$81,540
$63,990
$116,370
Salisbury, MD $85,160
$82,620
$53,950
$125,770
Kennewick, WA $84,720
$81,260
$60,260
$115,080
Sacramento, CA $84,220
$80,790
$59,120
$105,030
Redding, CA $83,910
$79,800
$52,110
$120,890
Barnstable Town, MA $81,910
$80,630
$62,240
$100,750
Modesto, CA $81,890
$76,450
$61,970
$108,070
Boston, MA $81,520
$77,890
$55,020
$104,320
Baltimore, MD $81,200
$77,950
$58,070
$101,570
Yakima, WA $81,010
$79,450
$55,090
$102,040
Reno, NV $80,730
$80,960
$51,220
$104,380
Washington, DC $80,370
$77,140
$57,690
$117,290
Detroit, MI $80,200
$79,320
$49,080
$122,150
Spokane, WA $80,170
$77,910
$59,790
$103,300
Longview, WA $80,120
$77,810
$59,390
$100,520
Ann Arbor, MI $79,100
$78,480
$50,170
$122,340
Hartford, CT $78,780
$78,660
$49,700
$103,750
New Haven, CT $78,400
$79,410
$52,190
$99,240
Trenton, NJ $77,730
$74,650
$61,100
$99,190
Chicago, IL $77,690
$76,740
$51,100
$100,620
Atlantic City, NJ $77,500
$74,900
$58,940
$100,500
Providence, RI $76,880
$79,410
$58,540
$95,900
Worcester, MA $76,740
$78,510
$44,920
$101,470
Amherst Town, MA $76,660
$80,970
$59,440
$93,740
Atlanta, GA $76,360
$76,130
$58,220
$99,050
Virginia Beach, VA $76,260
$77,880
$51,610
$97,330
Albany, NY $76,190
$68,440
$53,360
$105,550
Santa Fe, NM $76,030
$75,650
$59,380
$96,770
Springfield, MA $75,700
$79,070
$54,690
$89,990
Bakersfield, CA $75,670
$72,390
$56,280
$103,410
Lexington Park, MD $75,460
$74,420
$56,270
$98,910
Vineland, NJ $75,340
$69,510
$58,700
$102,930
Wenatchee, WA $75,200
$73,640
$53,900
$100,150
Waterbury, CT $74,740
$75,340
$58,670
$97,440
Columbus, OH $74,570
$76,390
$47,050
$100,550
Salem, OR $73,910
$75,940
$56,840
$90,290
Lancaster, PA $73,560
$76,830
$57,850
$92,520
Ithaca, NY $73,460
$63,390
$50,550
$105,030
Grants Pass, OR $73,300
$76,940
$48,430
$93,940
Burlington, VT $72,930
$74,470
$47,800
$98,320
Buffalo, NY $72,110
$70,220
$47,940
$100,360
Eugene, OR $72,100
$76,870
$46,300
$91,120
Reading, PA $71,990
$66,320
$49,950
$96,930
Saginaw, MI $71,650
$77,390
$46,130
$90,410
Las Cruces, NM $71,580
$68,030
$52,170
$94,640
Denver, CO $71,480
$74,790
$50,500
$93,980
Dayton, OH $71,440
$74,500
$45,490
$96,320
Philadelphia, PA $71,340
$70,300
$51,640
$96,930
Williamsport, PA $71,320
$68,090
$47,920
$85,630
Bend, OR $71,120
$65,300
$46,580
$90,950
Flint, MI $71,100
$77,250
$45,220
$86,850
Corvallis, OR $71,030
$76,390
$47,710
$93,830
Muskegon, MI $70,930
$63,810
$46,450
$112,660
Binghamton, NY $70,890
$63,620
$59,180
$95,250
Syracuse, NY $70,430
$69,580
$54,650
$83,980
York, PA $70,400
$78,060
$55,130
$93,520
Kenosha, WI $70,320
$62,120
$45,540
$100,340
Boise City, ID $70,200
$62,240
$47,690
$97,890
Monroe, MI $70,110
$63,410
$47,980
$103,880
Albuquerque, NM $69,950
$66,200
$56,280
$80,170
Allentown, PA $69,860
$72,290
$56,630
$89,380
Niles, MI $69,800
$65,380
$46,700
$102,850
Utica, NY $69,750
$65,200
$46,630
$100,000
Cleveland, OH $69,640
$63,290
$43,260
$98,200
Bloomington, IL $69,630
$62,100
$49,530
$103,550
Canton, OH $69,630
$67,010
$45,010
$98,340
Medford, OR $69,600
$66,890
$48,070
$87,870
Tampa, FL $69,430
$70,230
$49,000
$80,050
Warner Robins, GA $69,420
$64,190
$47,080
$94,920
Minneapolis, MN $69,410
$64,340
$48,210
$94,650
Farmington, NM $69,210
$67,150
$58,100
$90,640
Jackson, MI $69,040
$72,270
$47,460
$91,150
El Paso, TX $68,900
$61,820
$47,640
$97,570
Portland, ME $68,830
$70,310
$48,760
$82,730
Springfield, OH $68,780
$72,370
$45,620
$94,280
Watertown, NY $68,650
$60,150
$50,190
$98,820
Harrisburg, PA $68,370
$64,030
$51,260
$82,100
Jacksonville, FL $68,360
$69,110
$50,110
$95,870
Chambersburg, PA $68,340
$64,520
$47,970
$90,370
Battle Creek, MI $68,290
$61,550
$45,230
$93,010
Albany, OR $68,090
$67,300
$45,710
$88,300
Glens Falls, NY $68,020
$60,860
$49,400
$93,030
North Port, FL $67,690
$61,040
$52,420
$97,820
Pittsburgh, PA $67,650
$62,970
$47,980
$93,550
Lansing, MI $67,640
$64,280
$44,960
$89,600
Akron, OH $67,200
$62,290
$45,350
$95,260
Evansville, IN $67,180
$60,670
$48,090
$93,560
Elmira, NY $67,020
$60,620
$50,080
$93,160
Pittsfield, MA $66,970
$60,790
$50,320
$92,940
Traverse City, MI $66,620
$60,690
$46,100
$78,320
Salt Lake City, UT $66,610
$63,960
$41,600
$81,110
State College, PA $66,580
$62,700
$44,850
$91,460
Cheyenne, WY $66,490
$64,830
$52,790
$76,540
Springfield, IL $66,460
$65,220
$48,640
$80,800
Florence, SC $66,450
$63,500
$35,430
$100,710
Rockford, IL $66,270
$61,040
$45,480
$88,240
Valdosta, GA $65,980
$60,980
$40,340
$98,320
St. Cloud, MN $65,860
$65,370
$47,840
$90,350
Youngstown, OH $65,850
$62,190
$43,940
$91,980
Duluth, MN $65,710
$63,740
$45,390
$82,960
Cincinnati, OH $65,550
$61,600
$46,300
$94,240
Madison, WI $65,550
$66,040
$47,790
$80,720
Kalamazoo, MI $65,370
$76,340
$45,900
$78,470
Toledo, OH $65,310
$61,000
$43,660
$96,020
Rochester, NY $64,980
$62,570
$46,190
$84,100
Bismarck, ND $64,700
$61,970
$51,930
$83,990
Hinesville, GA $64,690
$61,360
$47,210
$89,110
Shreveport, LA $64,650
$59,560
$46,100
$95,340
Hilton Head Island, SC $64,570
$63,810
$50,690
$80,810
Kankakee, IL $64,530
$60,760
$47,140
$80,820
Rochester, MN $64,530
$64,730
$45,850
$74,890
Billings, MT $64,150
$60,700
$42,010
$99,490
Gainesville, GA $63,880
$61,090
$38,450
$94,540
Grand Junction, CO $63,730
$61,940
$50,040
$81,530
Fort Collins, CO $63,720
$59,110
$50,490
$77,560
Scranton, PA $63,690
$59,740
$46,070
$79,620
Mansfield, OH $63,590
$58,740
$39,200
$90,280
Nashville, TN $63,520
$62,540
$48,260
$78,070
Grand Rapids, MI $63,390
$60,080
$45,800
$84,170
Charlottesville, VA $63,250
$60,300
$48,330
$78,430
Johnstown, PA $63,230
$61,350
$46,330
$76,930
Milwaukee, WI $63,030
$61,050
$47,230
$75,410
Idaho Falls, ID $62,940
$61,710
$47,430
$92,950
St. George, UT $62,930
$60,620
$46,290
$77,350
Dallas, TX $62,880
$61,740
$57,830
$73,440
Midland, TX $62,810
$60,640
$49,300
$92,010
Memphis, TN $62,780
$62,030
$51,830
$76,160
Dover, DE $62,770
$61,030
$49,040
$79,780
Ogden, UT $62,740
$59,920
$38,700
$92,440
Augusta, GA $62,660
$60,650
$44,430
$80,320
Bozeman, MT $62,640
$61,030
$40,130
$82,330
Minot, ND $62,530
$61,290
$46,180
$80,230
Blacksburg, VA $62,520
$59,370
$47,370
$91,090
Lima, OH $62,440
$60,890
$39,890
$89,000
Champaign, IL $62,420
$59,980
$47,790
$77,260
Altoona, PA $62,360
$63,060
$49,390
$77,390
Twin Falls, ID $62,290
$62,670
$45,520
$80,390
Houston, TX $62,250
$61,410
$47,890
$72,300
Greeley, CO $62,180
$62,460
$46,100
$82,950
Mankato, MN $62,130
$58,720
$47,920
$72,900
Manchester, NH $62,100
$59,070
$45,480
$81,650
Oklahoma City, OK $62,080
$56,980
$37,080
$96,980
Elkhart, IN $61,980
$62,060
$48,720
$79,030
Indianapolis, IN $61,970
$59,690
$46,810
$80,170
Sheboygan, WI $61,940
$58,710
$46,260
$76,620
St. Louis, MO $61,900
$59,660
$44,330
$91,310
Lexington, KY $61,870
$62,200
$49,070
$79,830
Ames, IA $61,830
$60,960
$46,390
$79,020
Lubbock, TX $61,810
$60,670
$37,020
$97,020
Athens, GA $61,740
$58,360
$46,260
$76,100
La Crosse, WI $61,740
$60,940
$46,340
$78,060
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $61,670
$63,540
$46,870
$83,360
Weirton, WV $61,660
$58,700
$44,760
$82,500
Roanoke, VA $61,600
$60,610
$45,180
$76,120
Fond du Lac, WI $61,580
$58,860
$46,160
$81,850
Lynchburg, VA $61,550
$58,230
$47,340
$83,250
Janesville, WI $61,490
$52,640
$49,430
$80,250
Dalton, GA $61,440
$59,370
$46,130
$80,200
Peoria, IL $61,430
$59,450
$46,290
$77,990
Eau Claire, WI $61,370
$63,030
$49,500
$78,920
Baton Rouge, LA $61,130
$59,740
$46,720
$76,670
Grand Forks, ND $61,030
$58,650
$46,960
$79,520
Charleston, SC $60,900
$61,800
$47,380
$76,280
Appleton, WI $60,840
$58,760
$48,030
$77,900
Chattanooga, TN $60,780
$62,440
$46,940
$77,130
Great Falls, MT $60,770
$59,840
$40,680
$81,320
Mobile, AL $60,770
$62,240
$50,190
$74,120
Kansas City, MO $60,720
$58,850
$46,830
$77,120
McAllen, TX $60,690
$60,070
$48,290
$79,060
Columbia, SC $60,490
$60,890
$47,500
$74,030
Colorado Springs, CO $60,420
$59,080
$48,350
$74,010
Davenport, IA $60,280
$60,050
$44,630
$77,000
Lincoln, NE $60,130
$53,290
$53,290
$79,190
Omaha, NE $60,110
$61,380
$45,380
$77,150
Green Bay, WI $60,080
$59,870
$46,110
$74,310
Austin, TX $60,000
$59,170
$47,950
$76,830
Grand Island, NE $59,970
$61,700
$39,000
$76,070
Decatur, IL $59,850
$63,220
$42,850
$75,270
Racine, WI $59,820
$57,780
$46,240
$76,230
Durham, NC $59,810
$59,690
$48,030
$80,320
Fayetteville, AR $59,780
$59,390
$48,790
$72,990
Pueblo, CO $59,700
$63,500
$41,460
$77,640
Raleigh, NC $59,650
$60,010
$46,330
$75,090
Richmond, VA $59,600
$61,020
$50,140
$75,560
San Antonio, TX $59,600
$60,270
$46,630
$69,550
Columbus, GA $59,550
$60,180
$43,050
$75,470
Wichita, KS $59,460
$62,140
$49,350
$69,750
Wheeling, WV $59,400
$57,680
$45,130
$78,330
Missoula, MT $59,230
$57,320
$38,850
$80,730
Hagerstown, MD $59,140
$57,680
$45,790
$81,210
Charlotte, NC $59,090
$59,770
$46,210
$72,730
Huntsville, AL $58,970
$60,280
$47,490
$71,910
Brownsville, TX $58,950
$59,140
$53,400
$63,370
Greenville, SC $58,780
$60,530
$46,770
$76,180
Lawrence, KS $58,480
$59,060
$46,870
$84,020
Aguadilla, PR $58,430
$57,830
$48,790
$71,920
Savannah, GA $58,160
$62,600
$29,390
$78,140
South Bend, IN $58,160
$50,900
$46,130
$76,930
Waterloo, IA $57,990
$58,360
$45,210
$77,000
Amarillo, TX $57,980
$59,730
$52,370
$59,730
Knoxville, TN $57,970
$60,830
$48,020
$71,290
Phoenix, AZ $57,860
$52,630
$44,340
$79,100
Killeen, TX $57,850
$58,290
$48,190
$62,730
Orlando, FL $57,770
$52,700
$52,700
$62,340
Sherman, TX $57,620
$59,600
$49,250
$62,710
Corpus Christi, TX $57,590
$58,430
$49,500
$60,460
Fargo, ND $57,540
$50,360
$42,330
$81,830
Fort Wayne, IN $57,320
$56,590
$45,340
$76,520
Macon, GA $57,310
$59,080
$36,930
$83,050
Lakeland, FL $56,970
$51,420
$49,650
$73,270
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,890
$59,740
$51,090
$61,680
College Station, TX $56,880
$57,680
$51,560
$60,120
Little Rock, AR $56,810
$55,450
$44,450
$69,050
Michigan City, IN $56,760
$56,280
$42,250
$75,130
Des Moines, IA $56,550
$52,180
$45,940
$71,450
Bloomington, IN $56,490
$49,680
$44,090
$76,470
Fort Smith, AR $56,470
$57,950
$48,330
$62,080
Greensboro, NC $56,410
$57,710
$43,870
$71,750
Paducah, KY $56,410
$49,080
$43,420
$69,070
Ponce, PR $56,320
$58,140
$49,580
$59,500
Spartanburg, SC $56,200
$58,610
$31,820
$72,570
Iowa City, IA $56,180
$58,150
$45,270
$74,770
Johnson City, TN $56,170
$51,480
$49,710
$74,700
Longview, TX $56,060
$58,280
$44,520
$63,800
Topeka, KS $56,060
$58,010
$48,930
$63,450
Beaumont, TX $55,960
$58,460
$47,280
$62,120
Tulsa, OK $55,920
$51,070
$42,790
$81,280
Sioux City, IA $55,880
$54,620
$44,780
$75,590
Owensboro, KY $55,860
$49,680
$43,310
$66,980
Cedar Rapids, IA $55,770
$58,610
$40,160
$76,600
Clarksville, TN $55,700
$50,810
$49,090
$75,150
Miami, FL $55,650
$51,100
$51,100
$74,520
Elizabethtown, KY $55,550
$58,620
$45,240
$71,250
Dubuque, IA $55,410
$58,760
$45,000
$67,370
Oshkosh, WI $55,410
$53,980
$46,170
$73,590
Victoria, TX $55,400
$59,490
$47,260
$61,480
New Orleans, LA $55,340
$58,030
$37,900
$65,750
Manhattan, KS $55,200
$57,440
$46,740
$69,720
Guayama, PR $54,990
$53,800
$48,800
$60,490
Bangor, ME $54,960
$50,650
$40,580
$77,290
Mayaguez, PR $54,910
$55,330
$46,520
$67,720
Monroe, LA $54,820
$51,820
$51,230
$60,190
Muncie, IN $54,790
$52,240
$40,970
$72,340
Hot Springs, AR $54,760
$56,740
$47,900
$61,150
Abilene, TX $54,720
$58,660
$39,930
$60,190
Arecibo, PR $54,670
$57,460
$48,900
$70,340
Palm Bay, FL $54,640
$50,960
$50,960
$57,200
Rapid City, SD $54,620
$59,450
$47,170
$59,500
Staunton, VA $54,570
$51,920
$49,920
$60,770
Kingsport, TN $54,460
$48,490
$46,020
$64,230
Greenville, NC $54,400
$56,680
$42,860
$70,830
Asheville, NC $54,190
$50,230
$39,830
$71,160
Jackson, TN $54,190
$50,480
$47,400
$61,800
Decatur, AL $54,110
$56,180
$45,450
$61,120
San Juan, PR $54,020
$55,560
$48,790
$58,960
Las Vegas, NV $53,830
$53,140
$26,780
$81,460
Houma, LA $53,790
$51,710
$51,400
$60,550
Lewiston, ME $53,710
$48,780
$37,390
$76,670
Waco, TX $53,640
$54,900
$47,790
$60,010
Huntington, WV $53,630
$50,370
$39,840
$66,690
Wichita Falls, TX $53,630
$56,740
$38,840
$61,340
San Angelo, TX $53,550
$54,400
$47,480
$59,200
Bowling Green, KY $53,390
$51,460
$41,370
$61,430
Jonesboro, AR $53,370
$52,490
$48,210
$58,120
Lawton, OK $53,340
$54,370
$46,360
$58,620
Terre Haute, IN $53,220
$49,410
$39,400
$74,160
Panama City, FL $52,940
$50,170
$50,170
$63,670
Columbia, MO $52,860
$47,340
$38,580
$71,970
Texarkana, TX $52,820
$49,880
$45,360
$60,950
Gulfport, MS $52,760
$50,550
$46,850
$59,810
Tyler, TX $52,760
$55,480
$40,940
$59,950
Springfield, MO $52,640
$49,020
$38,740
$69,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $52,540
$51,710
$47,400
$61,080
Joplin, MO $52,490
$49,610
$39,260
$64,600
Lake Havasu City, AZ $52,400
$48,330
$43,420
$77,830
Burlington, NC $52,320
$56,700
$38,260
$62,970
Hickory, NC $52,320
$57,250
$38,960
$63,710
Parkersburg, WV $52,260
$50,490
$44,260
$60,620
Charleston, WV $52,200
$48,980
$45,170
$62,530
Cleveland, TN $51,760
$48,530
$46,660
$58,580
Tucson, AZ $51,640
$48,210
$46,100
$62,690
Lake Charles, LA $51,590
$49,550
$49,550
$58,670
Fayetteville, NC $51,580
$48,050
$38,980
$62,090
Jackson, MS $51,490
$49,770
$44,890
$59,350
Lafayette, LA $51,470
$49,970
$49,230
$58,950
Lafayette, IN $51,120
$47,070
$47,070
$64,730
Sioux Falls, SD $50,970
$49,170
$45,770
$55,690
Winston, NC $50,920
$50,140
$29,110
$63,340
Pinehurst, NC $50,890
$53,400
$35,660
$62,680
Morgantown, WV $50,820
$49,120
$41,700
$60,490
Jacksonville, NC $50,470
$47,720
$38,360
$61,770
Rocky Mount, NC $49,630
$47,040
$37,940
$62,100
Wilmington, NC $49,120
$47,020
$38,980
$60,420
Logan, UT $48,300
$45,520
$28,690
$75,700
Jefferson City, MO $48,240
$45,990
$37,810
$65,350
Hattiesburg, MS $48,150
$46,400
$41,720
$57,490
Prescott Valley, AZ $46,650
$45,530
$29,850
$56,230
Sierra Vista, AZ $46,030
$45,190
$36,480
$56,810
Enid, OK $45,880
$48,250
$41,790
$48,250
Yuma, AZ $45,700
$45,450
$38,970
$52,300
Provo, UT $45,360
$44,770
$29,650
$74,540
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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