Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary by location
National median: $66,810 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $121,070 | +81.2% | 360 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $110,850 | +65.9% | 350 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $104,540 | +56.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $104,450 | +56.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $103,880 | +55.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $103,580 | +55.0% | — | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $101,560 | +52.0% | 2,030 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $101,530 | +52.0% | 4,860 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $101,120 | +51.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $100,840 | +50.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $100,350 | +50.2% | 720 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $99,520 | +49.0% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $99,190 | +48.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $97,980 | +46.7% | 490 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $97,360 | +45.7% | 390 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $97,000 | +45.2% | — | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $96,500 | +44.4% | — | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $96,210 | +44.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $94,740 | +41.8% | 8,330 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $94,290 | +41.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $93,970 | +40.7% | 380 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $93,820 | +40.4% | 7,870 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $92,900 | +39.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $92,900 | +39.1% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $92,130 | +37.9% | 670 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $91,630 | +37.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $88,190 | +32.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $87,160 | +30.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $85,190 | +27.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $84,550 | +26.6% | 3,110 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $83,850 | +25.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $83,810 | +25.4% | 420 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $83,610 | +25.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $83,110 | +24.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | metropolitan | $82,320 | +23.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $82,290 | +23.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $81,800 | +22.4% | 330 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $81,710 | +22.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $81,620 | +22.2% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $81,570 | +22.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $81,350 | +21.8% | — | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $81,270 | +21.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $81,140 | +21.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $81,040 | +21.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $81,000 | +21.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $80,970 | +21.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $80,960 | +21.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $80,730 | +20.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $80,510 | +20.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $80,210 | +20.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $79,920 | +19.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $79,890 | +19.6% | 2,490 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $79,710 | +19.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $79,310 | +18.7% | 260 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $79,170 | +18.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $79,110 | +18.4% | 5,660 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $78,920 | +18.1% | 690 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $78,860 | +18.0% | 2,780 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $78,720 | +17.8% | 550 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $78,560 | +17.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $78,560 | +17.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $78,360 | +17.3% | 590 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $78,290 | +17.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $78,160 | +17.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $78,040 | +16.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $77,840 | +16.5% | 3,190 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $77,750 | +16.4% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $77,620 | +16.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek, MI | metropolitan | $77,460 | +15.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $77,420 | +15.9% | — | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $77,390 | +15.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $77,140 | +15.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $77,050 | +15.3% | 2,540 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $77,040 | +15.3% | 3,710 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $76,660 | +14.7% | 570 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $76,620 | +14.7% | 860 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $76,600 | +14.7% | 320 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $76,410 | +14.4% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $76,400 | +14.4% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $76,040 | +13.8% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $75,920 | +13.6% | 490 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $75,860 | +13.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $75,800 | +13.5% | 690 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $75,780 | +13.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $75,540 | +13.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $75,390 | +12.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $75,230 | +12.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $74,910 | +12.1% | 740 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $74,730 | +11.9% | 4,460 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $74,590 | +11.6% | 7,540 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $74,590 | +11.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $74,440 | +11.4% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $74,070 | +10.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $73,870 | +10.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $73,630 | +10.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $73,630 | +10.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $73,410 | +9.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $73,120 | +9.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $73,110 | +9.4% | 470 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $73,110 | +9.4% | 50 | 2025 |