Special education teacher earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level special education teacher earnings begin at:

$47.16 per hour

$98,083 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level special education teacher earnings begin at:

$38.44 per hour

$79,946 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level special education teacher earnings begin at:

$30.63 per hour

$63,700 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level special education teacher earnings begin at:

$24.40 per hour

$50,755 per year

10th percentile

Starting level special education teacher earnings begin at:

$19.89 per hour

$41,370 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Special education teacher salary by state

State Name Average Salary
California $83,650
Oregon $79,600
New York $77,400
Connecticut $77,350
Alaska $76,220
Rhode Island $75,350
Massachusetts $74,110
New Jersey $73,820
District of Columbia $71,550
Maryland $69,510
Washington $66,440
Michigan $63,700
Delaware $63,360
New Hampshire $62,110
Minnesota $61,920
Vermont $61,780
Wyoming $59,790
Nevada $59,050
Ohio $58,990
Nebraska $58,820
Texas $57,960
Virginia $57,770
Iowa $57,730
Georgia $57,670
North Dakota $56,720
Florida $55,080
South Carolina $54,610
Kansas $54,050
New Mexico $53,670
Illinois $53,640
Tennessee $52,780
Colorado $52,700
Pennsylvania $52,515
Wisconsin $52,440
Louisiana $51,750
Maine $51,480
Idaho $51,180
Arkansas $50,880
Hawaii $50,400
Montana $49,550
Alabama $48,970
North Carolina $48,070
Mississippi $47,670
Indiana $46,043
Missouri $45,420
Kentucky $45,016
West Virginia $44,500
Oklahoma $43,560
South Dakota $42,410
Arizona $41,954
Utah $41,080
Puerto Rico $30,350

How do special education teacher salaries compare to similar careers?

Special education teachers earn about the same as related careers in Michigan. On average, they make less than school psychologists but more than school counselors.

Career Median Salary
School psychologist salary $75K
Distance learning coordinator salary $68K
Professor salary $73K
Music teacher salary $72K
Special education teacher salary $64K
Elementary school teacher salary $63K
High school teacher salary $62K
Kindergarten teacher salary $59K
School counselor salary $53K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)