Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by location
National median: $74,260 (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 | $117,640 | +58.4% | 400 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $115,160 | +55.1% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $105,160 | +41.6% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $104,090 | +40.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $103,730 | +39.7% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $103,420 | +39.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $102,890 | +38.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $102,290 | +37.7% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $101,700 | +37.0% | 760 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $101,120 | +36.2% | 2,510 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $101,060 | +36.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $101,060 | +36.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $101,060 | +36.1% | 12,100 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $100,900 | +35.9% | 3,920 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $100,880 | +35.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $100,450 | +35.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $100,430 | +35.2% | 14,700 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $99,930 | +34.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $99,900 | +34.5% | 700 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $99,670 | +34.2% | 440 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | metropolitan | $98,860 | +33.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $98,860 | +33.1% | 490 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $98,170 | +32.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $98,040 | +32.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $97,540 | +31.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $97,310 | +31.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $97,000 | +30.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $96,940 | +30.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $96,260 | +29.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $94,130 | +26.8% | 560 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $93,530 | +25.9% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $93,380 | +25.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $92,990 | +25.2% | 830 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $92,110 | +24.0% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $90,340 | +21.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $89,310 | +20.3% | 15,250 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $87,630 | +18.0% | 3,920 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $85,590 | +15.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $85,000 | +14.5% | 3,930 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $84,760 | +14.1% | 350 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $84,720 | +14.1% | 590 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $83,890 | +13.0% | 5,470 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $83,770 | +12.8% | 7,520 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $83,740 | +12.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $83,280 | +12.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $82,880 | +11.6% | 800 | 2025 |
| Monroe, MI | metropolitan | $82,450 | +11.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $82,350 | +10.9% | 7,360 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $82,220 | +10.7% | 740 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $82,140 | +10.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $82,120 | +10.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $81,830 | +10.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $81,800 | +10.2% | 680 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $81,710 | +10.0% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $81,710 | +10.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $81,520 | +9.8% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $81,190 | +9.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $81,100 | +9.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $81,050 | +9.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $81,040 | +9.1% | 540 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $80,610 | +8.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $80,580 | +8.5% | 590 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $80,270 | +8.1% | 760 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $80,060 | +7.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $79,930 | +7.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $79,900 | +7.6% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $79,890 | +7.6% | 9,490 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $79,760 | +7.4% | 5,790 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $79,650 | +7.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $79,570 | +7.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $79,360 | +6.9% | 660 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $79,330 | +6.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $79,250 | +6.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $79,190 | +6.6% | 2,590 | 2025 |
| Farmington, NM | metropolitan | $79,190 | +6.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $79,140 | +6.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $79,140 | +6.6% | 620 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $79,010 | +6.4% | 360 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $78,880 | +6.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $78,830 | +6.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $78,670 | +5.9% | 380 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $78,490 | +5.7% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $78,450 | +5.6% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $78,450 | +5.6% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $78,370 | +5.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $78,170 | +5.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $78,070 | +5.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $78,050 | +5.1% | 2,570 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $77,850 | +4.8% | 780 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $77,780 | +4.7% | 880 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $77,550 | +4.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $77,500 | +4.4% | 850 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $77,480 | +4.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $77,430 | +4.3% | 640 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $77,400 | +4.2% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $77,210 | +4.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $77,180 | +3.9% | 2,550 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $77,060 | +3.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $77,000 | +3.7% | 11,040 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $76,940 | +3.6% | 2,150 | 2025 |