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Special Education Teachers, Middle School Salary by City
Special Education Teachers, Middle School Salary by City (2024)
242 metro areas · National average: $67,364 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Special Education Teachers, Middle School salaries across 242 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 $115,790
$110,070
$62,900
$195,860
Riverside, CA $106,370
$107,110
$70,920
$124,200
San Jose, CA $105,050
$104,590
$75,670
$132,450
San Francisco, CA $103,500
$103,850
$68,530
$129,060
Sacramento, CA $100,410
$106,690
$67,150
$112,930
Seattle, WA $99,200
$97,900
$77,300
$125,450
Salinas, CA $95,300
$98,550
$62,560
$127,950
Modesto, CA $95,230
$100,540
$66,170
$118,480
Bremerton, WA $94,430
$99,390
$66,350
$125,220
Fresno, CA $94,200
$99,390
$73,680
$105,320
Kingston, NY $93,890
$84,060
$70,290
$119,950
Los Angeles, CA $92,660
$97,030
$60,660
$123,730
Portland, OR $92,300
$87,450
$65,410
$120,060
New York, NY $92,240
$88,380
$62,490
$129,820
Olympia, WA $91,150
$85,640
$64,370
$116,150
Bellingham, WA $90,060
$81,120
$65,190
$121,650
Oxnard, CA $88,290
$99,360
$62,460
$104,060
Bridgeport, CT $88,080
$83,010
$60,400
$121,870
Yuba City, CA $87,780
$79,050
$58,290
$121,190
Boulder, CO $87,570
$78,270
$61,200
$122,380
Kiryas Joel, NY $87,260
$79,230
$63,180
$127,520
Barnstable Town, MA $87,160
$96,170
$59,530
$102,200
Worcester, MA $87,050
$86,010
$57,460
$123,490
Chico, CA $86,980
$78,420
$57,670
$119,500
San Diego, CA $86,920
$97,870
$60,590
$116,090
Pittsfield, MA $86,330
$85,260
$62,860
$99,880
Santa Rosa, CA $86,330
$77,450
$62,260
$126,720
San Luis Obispo, CA $85,960
$79,980
$60,360
$125,090
Kennewick, WA $85,330
$81,750
$61,920
$108,940
Norwich, CT $85,300
$86,510
$54,930
$143,060
Yakima, WA $85,090
$77,790
$58,510
$113,890
Springfield, MA $84,820
$83,070
$58,590
$114,390
Hartford, CT $84,590
$93,450
$61,630
$104,220
Waterbury, CT $84,540
$89,440
$60,740
$100,880
Spokane, WA $84,270
$80,680
$59,890
$106,190
Boston, MA $83,900
$82,110
$57,830
$105,550
New Haven, CT $82,010
$89,850
$51,160
$106,760
Washington, DC $80,660
$76,710
$57,590
$118,480
Providence, RI $80,580
$86,020
$51,070
$98,630
Philadelphia, PA $79,900
$78,560
$59,410
$104,790
Albany, NY $79,540
$76,700
$59,390
$102,910
Madison, WI $79,050
$76,830
$50,760
$125,620
Pittsburgh, PA $78,910
$77,810
$49,370
$115,460
Trenton, NJ $78,870
$76,770
$62,390
$96,310
Anchorage, AK $78,510
$78,100
$58,300
$93,530
Atlantic City, NJ $78,200
$77,890
$60,400
$102,030
Brunswick, GA $77,610
$79,270
$59,490
$97,590
Salt Lake City, UT $77,520
$75,960
$60,900
$98,890
Atlanta, GA $77,410
$75,980
$61,660
$102,800
Albuquerque, NM $77,330
$75,990
$56,620
$106,160
Allentown, PA $77,040
$77,970
$59,150
$93,470
Virginia Beach, VA $76,850
$78,840
$51,930
$97,910
Chicago, IL $76,530
$74,960
$51,130
$105,100
Bakersfield, CA $76,250
$68,080
$65,460
$89,180
Baltimore, MD $76,240
$75,110
$60,160
$100,370
Cleveland, OH $76,160
$76,640
$50,170
$97,530
Greenville, SC $75,870
$73,080
$48,690
$117,400
Amherst Town, MA $75,700
$80,190
$51,800
$94,780
Lancaster, PA $75,140
$77,920
$58,000
$92,580
Eugene, OR $75,090
$79,380
$52,790
$110,060
Utica, NY $75,000
$72,980
$52,450
$101,230
Milwaukee, WI $74,050
$65,900
$46,470
$102,730
Dayton, OH $73,480
$78,550
$44,950
$101,080
Springfield, IL $73,460
$64,820
$49,030
$104,440
Syracuse, NY $73,120
$74,750
$62,400
$92,540
Blacksburg, VA $72,580
$75,860
$49,160
$90,110
Vineland, NJ $72,510
$66,240
$59,350
$92,960
Stockton, CA $72,270
$77,170
$50,850
$91,800
Cincinnati, OH $72,000
$64,230
$47,090
$118,620
Lynchburg, VA $71,490
$76,080
$47,960
$90,380
Bend, OR $71,470
$80,010
$45,540
$90,790
Midland, TX $71,300
$59,700
$47,890
$97,330
Glens Falls, NY $71,280
$61,940
$59,850
$92,860
Salem, OR $71,110
$79,440
$49,580
$88,430
Rockford, IL $71,010
$72,700
$44,140
$101,550
Williamsport, PA $70,960
$76,370
$52,300
$82,580
Harrisburg, PA $70,660
$61,270
$58,850
$94,250
Ithaca, NY $70,560
$65,760
$60,330
$93,980
Rochester, NY $70,050
$63,550
$50,720
$95,370
Canton, OH $70,030
$64,850
$40,110
$103,710
Dover, DE $69,650
$75,600
$46,150
$87,650
Denver, CO $69,580
$71,040
$50,150
$92,720
Binghamton, NY $69,140
$64,960
$57,460
$80,490
Buffalo, NY $69,120
$60,110
$50,420
$102,720
Charlottesville, VA $69,010
$59,690
$49,870
$99,560
Portland, ME $68,990
$78,280
$48,380
$81,560
Burlington, VT $68,780
$63,590
$46,910
$96,000
Minneapolis, MN $68,760
$61,110
$49,180
$95,990
Toledo, OH $68,610
$64,330
$46,440
$93,860
Chambersburg, PA $68,190
$63,040
$53,790
$92,200
Grand Rapids, MI $67,980
$61,550
$45,350
$90,580
Scranton, PA $67,750
$63,210
$46,960
$86,290
Janesville, WI $67,740
$65,470
$47,070
$96,060
Reading, PA $67,410
$60,370
$52,120
$91,730
Billings, MT $67,370
$61,840
$43,380
$84,470
Ann Arbor, MI $67,080
$63,800
$49,570
$83,690
Watertown, NY $66,950
$61,480
$49,760
$83,300
Dallas, TX $66,860
$63,790
$59,430
$74,540
Ogden, UT $66,760
$73,310
$39,430
$96,730
Fort Collins, CO $66,510
$61,670
$51,730
$91,270
Columbus, OH $66,240
$62,300
$47,000
$102,790
Racine, WI $66,200
$59,780
$46,350
$97,750
El Paso, TX $65,910
$60,980
$37,270
$97,310
Springfield, OH $65,870
$60,560
$43,430
$90,520
Odessa, TX $65,790
$66,040
$65,400
$73,450
Helena, MT $65,710
$69,560
$48,970
$77,650
Mankato, MN $65,540
$72,330
$46,260
$75,670
Bismarck, ND $65,210
$64,730
$52,280
$78,510
Raleigh, NC $65,120
$60,040
$43,830
$89,570
Detroit, MI $65,040
$60,980
$47,730
$85,090
Sheboygan, WI $64,990
$58,510
$46,990
$97,070
Flint, MI $64,580
$60,070
$42,250
$86,740
Mansfield, OH $64,580
$60,590
$39,800
$97,360
Fayetteville, AR $64,330
$63,050
$49,630
$81,070
La Crosse, WI $64,320
$63,370
$49,530
$77,970
Spartanburg, SC $64,300
$62,920
$46,260
$95,040
Gainesville, GA $64,230
$62,430
$48,250
$79,000
Manchester, NH $64,200
$60,590
$48,200
$81,070
York, PA $63,980
$58,060
$40,920
$93,390
Hilton Head Island, SC $63,880
$60,810
$51,380
$78,630
Bangor, ME $63,700
$63,920
$42,280
$84,270
Houston, TX $63,690
$64,410
$57,060
$74,550
St. Cloud, MN $63,640
$59,700
$48,100
$85,660
Kansas City, MO $63,480
$59,430
$45,990
$78,420
North Port, FL $63,470
$60,460
$50,590
$72,710
Eau Claire, WI $63,410
$62,200
$47,180
$79,920
Roanoke, VA $63,300
$59,770
$50,720
$77,630
Youngstown, OH $63,270
$57,690
$40,250
$88,310
Charleston, SC $63,170
$65,090
$50,690
$73,380
Grand Forks, ND $63,020
$59,340
$48,160
$74,240
Davenport, IA $63,010
$60,370
$43,950
$80,470
Oklahoma City, OK $62,740
$50,500
$41,350
$101,500
Macon, GA $62,650
$61,570
$43,150
$80,110
Peoria, IL $62,600
$59,150
$46,230
$79,640
New Orleans, LA $62,540
$60,930
$48,300
$78,080
Rochester, MN $62,450
$56,920
$46,450
$79,990
Boise City, ID $62,200
$58,710
$48,520
$79,280
Omaha, NE $62,190
$63,510
$45,800
$76,600
Lansing, MI $62,180
$61,220
$39,400
$81,310
Green Bay, WI $62,150
$61,100
$45,780
$77,120
Savannah, GA $62,000
$61,850
$45,880
$74,500
Phoenix, AZ $61,870
$60,000
$48,330
$76,770
Kenosha, WI $61,820
$59,770
$47,140
$84,680
Bloomington, IL $61,740
$61,930
$47,770
$81,890
Indianapolis, IN $61,660
$59,620
$45,600
$78,120
St. George, UT $61,550
$60,480
$38,720
$92,090
Lexington, KY $61,430
$62,410
$48,490
$79,620
Lewiston, ME $61,250
$64,000
$45,120
$74,890
Greeley, CO $61,240
$60,020
$45,810
$81,140
Pueblo, CO $61,220
$63,370
$40,190
$87,050
McAllen, TX $60,870
$58,700
$54,630
$75,110
Duluth, MN $60,650
$57,370
$45,180
$77,510
Durham, NC $60,630
$60,220
$46,550
$81,810
Iowa City, IA $60,610
$59,960
$37,880
$81,890
Montgomery, AL $60,300
$60,760
$42,670
$76,370
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $60,250
$59,580
$44,440
$85,220
Fond du Lac, WI $60,220
$59,890
$44,990
$76,270
Aguadilla, PR $60,120
$58,580
$55,270
$70,590
Amarillo, TX $60,070
$59,920
$52,300
$70,370
Akron, OH $60,040
$57,800
$31,630
$93,170
Mobile, AL $59,970
$61,580
$46,660
$71,230
Memphis, TN $59,840
$61,110
$51,160
$72,700
Colorado Springs, CO $59,800
$59,070
$47,720
$75,370
Richmond, VA $59,720
$60,960
$52,670
$74,310
Tampa, FL $59,550
$60,580
$49,410
$72,080
Corpus Christi, TX $59,380
$58,420
$52,450
$64,760
Evansville, IN $59,260
$59,110
$40,140
$82,730
Lincoln, NE $59,250
$53,340
$53,340
$64,090
Champaign, IL $59,230
$59,810
$43,210
$77,730
Miami, FL $58,930
$59,530
$49,940
$76,840
Jacksonville, FL $58,900
$58,400
$49,660
$72,540
Nashville, TN $58,860
$59,270
$48,530
$78,720
Fargo, ND $58,830
$49,040
$45,550
$81,240
Killeen, TX $58,750
$61,310
$38,860
$76,620
Grand Junction, CO $58,570
$60,920
$49,800
$75,630
Columbia, SC $58,550
$60,060
$45,130
$80,300
Decatur, IL $58,550
$61,090
$46,910
$73,800
St. Louis, MO $58,410
$57,460
$45,520
$77,190
Chattanooga, TN $58,300
$58,570
$40,630
$77,650
Beaumont, TX $58,210
$61,040
$45,930
$70,960
Austin, TX $58,200
$61,300
$47,690
$64,580
College Station, TX $58,180
$58,710
$48,180
$69,390
Kankakee, IL $58,080
$56,210
$42,600
$74,780
San Antonio, TX $58,010
$60,540
$46,970
$64,420
Valdosta, GA $57,850
$59,490
$44,870
$75,940
Tulsa, OK $57,800
$56,710
$46,360
$83,910
Cedar Rapids, IA $57,790
$58,930
$40,190
$74,390
Greensboro, NC $57,740
$60,640
$38,990
$77,640
Erie, PA $57,720
$57,600
$49,830
$74,160
Topeka, KS $57,710
$58,450
$49,750
$64,780
Birmingham, AL $57,620
$58,130
$48,840
$65,670
Ponce, PR $57,580
$58,430
$49,360
$69,100
Shreveport, LA $57,070
$57,860
$49,050
$63,710
Asheville, NC $56,870
$57,810
$42,040
$78,340
Des Moines, IA $56,860
$61,370
$40,390
$70,790
Elizabethtown, KY $56,820
$59,160
$45,460
$73,120
Wichita, KS $56,820
$56,940
$48,270
$70,790
Orlando, FL $56,700
$59,810
$47,140
$63,080
Tucson, AZ $56,480
$50,170
$42,310
$79,960
Knoxville, TN $56,470
$59,350
$48,220
$63,730
Charlotte, NC $56,420
$56,190
$43,470
$71,870
Baton Rouge, LA $56,380
$58,290
$48,620
$63,180
Paducah, KY $56,040
$57,290
$45,830
$65,530
Abilene, TX $55,950
$57,060
$51,430
$60,870
Manhattan, KS $55,830
$56,300
$46,870
$71,170
Monroe, LA $55,720
$51,530
$51,530
$61,930
Owensboro, KY $55,480
$49,880
$43,400
$66,480
Burlington, NC $55,390
$59,330
$37,600
$72,330
Little Rock, AR $55,360
$56,070
$45,030
$65,960
Mayaguez, PR $55,090
$55,980
$48,490
$58,650
Fort Wayne, IN $55,060
$55,070
$40,980
$72,070
South Bend, IN $55,010
$55,510
$41,290
$72,530
Provo, UT $54,870
$51,360
$39,640
$80,520
Fort Smith, AR $54,860
$52,710
$44,830
$64,600
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,820
$49,700
$49,010
$62,850
Springfield, MO $54,640
$49,050
$44,890
$72,910
Winston, NC $54,510
$50,870
$50,020
$62,070
Augusta, GA $54,430
$59,110
$40,140
$73,880
San Juan, PR $54,170
$54,900
$48,600
$59,890
Bowling Green, KY $54,100
$51,440
$41,350
$62,100
Gulfport, MS $54,040
$51,590
$46,740
$65,040
Sioux City, IA $54,040
$58,080
$39,400
$72,660
Huntington, WV $53,910
$49,880
$39,390
$68,220
Reno, NV $53,410
$51,430
$35,950
$75,720
Jackson, TN $53,270
$50,750
$42,370
$62,070
Clarksville, TN $53,250
$49,280
$43,520
$63,750
Kingsport, TN $53,220
$47,800
$45,510
$62,920
Lawton, OK $53,080
$49,910
$47,160
$58,490
Jackson, MS $52,880
$50,390
$47,100
$60,130
Waco, TX $52,580
$54,760
$47,050
$61,000
Lafayette, LA $52,140
$50,970
$47,910
$60,080
Rapid City, SD $52,130
$51,000
$46,600
$57,590
Longview, TX $51,730
$50,120
$42,230
$62,340
Hickory, NC $51,710
$56,800
$38,490
$58,890
Wilmington, NC $51,540
$51,030
$36,610
$62,550
Tyler, TX $50,960
$50,460
$44,490
$59,110
Hattiesburg, MS $50,670
$48,400
$42,470
$61,330
Sioux Falls, SD $50,450
$49,150
$40,060
$56,270
Texarkana, TX $49,670
$49,680
$39,500
$59,820
Joplin, MO $49,550
$48,060
$39,900
$60,990
Las Vegas, NV $47,590
$46,370
$27,140
$71,450
Lubbock, TX $45,460
$48,830
$24,280
$59,190
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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