Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates

Special Education Teachers, All Other

Illustration of a classroom chalkboard beside bookshelves and a stack of books

SOC code 25-2059 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

National employment
33,930
Mean annual wage
$79,750
Median annual wage
$76,580

Wage percentiles

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$48,440Not reported
25th percentile$60,930Not reported
50th percentile (median)$76,580Not reported
75th percentile$99,690Not reported
90th percentile$120,080Not reported

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Wages by state (May 2024)

State-level employment and wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, All Other (SOC 25-2059), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 44 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.

StateEmploymentMean annualMedian annual10th pctl annual25th pctl annual75th pctl annual90th pctl annual
Alabama130$49,330$36,070$21,610$34,840$74,810$85,430
Arizona80$59,730$59,880$40,960$48,190$72,550$82,370
Arkansas—$60,210$57,260$43,920$49,920$69,900$72,630
California8,470$89,200$87,600$50,390$73,030$103,630$125,620
Colorado110$68,360$66,660$39,580$46,370$80,820$99,510
Connecticut1,630$61,050$57,120$39,310$40,750$78,070$96,600
Delaware60$74,110$75,710$55,360$66,040$85,070$94,550
District of Columbia100$80,790$80,670$35,460$70,460$102,850$107,580
Florida1,630$58,900$56,930$33,180$49,070$71,340$82,270
Georgia2,040$66,620$61,240$43,220$43,220$78,990$97,980
Idaho30$63,120$65,760$37,390$39,610$78,830$83,360
Illinois2,330$66,160$61,360$46,940$49,520$76,560$96,580
Indiana80$60,480$61,850$48,460$50,600$63,910$78,300
Iowa330$61,310$61,640$26,730$44,550$82,590$90,110
Kentucky370$64,630$63,240$48,800$53,100$78,040$83,580
Louisiana1,100$58,760$59,010$49,740$52,250$61,190$72,340
Maine80$64,440$55,810$50,740$50,750$85,900$85,900
Maryland1,850$72,410$69,360$37,390$56,560$94,010$105,790
Massachusetts940$75,910$74,510$48,670$60,100$92,320$105,740
Michigan3,240$72,040$75,820$47,630$60,080$81,880$96,910
Minnesota240$69,620$67,430$45,580$59,120$77,640$94,840
Mississippi90$45,230$36,040$26,380$28,250$61,890$68,440
Missouri270$52,220$47,770$32,520$44,010$59,920$72,850
Nebraska110$59,010$47,880$37,500$37,500$67,000$95,680
Nevada1,190$65,400$61,810$52,590$52,590$77,040$79,860
New Hampshire230$57,040$59,670$39,380$46,500$64,460$75,080
New Jersey780$75,880$74,790$48,040$61,740$85,260$110,690
New Mexico150$87,940$83,030$67,880$76,960$102,920$102,970
New York2,970$105,820$96,600$48,310$63,580$146,370$163,850
North Carolina—$63,830$61,730$39,260$46,920$76,770$94,010
North Dakota90$64,110$63,110$48,830$49,140$74,990$82,220
Ohio740$50,790$46,840$34,930$37,020$58,830$78,770
Oregon1,050$85,910$81,470$57,390$72,480$99,730$128,230
Pennsylvania590$70,600$69,480$39,810$50,990$95,480$95,540
Rhode Island190$74,540$76,600$48,510$52,160$79,970$100,890
South Carolina90$62,450$61,100$45,560$50,060$74,280$84,640
Tennessee290$66,010$64,490$52,310$60,750$72,550$78,440
Texas3,420$63,230$65,340$49,710$61,270$67,740$78,690
Utah130$71,160$65,030$47,950$57,960$82,190$96,280
Vermont100$49,760$45,240$43,470$43,470$55,060$64,050
Virginia680$73,080$72,820$45,580$52,480$84,550$103,680
Washington150$74,680$67,110$57,700$61,430$84,640$95,480
West Virginia540$35,220$31,100$28,320$29,800$34,300$45,230
Wisconsin280$66,860$64,690$37,930$47,790$76,690$89,460

Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.