Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$60K–$80K

Median

$65,120

25th percentile

$59,710

75th percentile

$80,280

$49K

10th

$60K

25th

$65K

Median

$80K

75th

$103K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$64,520

$59K–$73K

-1%

Alaska

$80,230

$78K–$96K

+23%

Arizona

$56,030

$48K–$61K

-14%

Arkansas

$54,290

$51K–$60K

-17%

California

$97,170

$77K–$108K

+49%

Colorado

$74,290

$61K–$82K

+14%

Connecticut

$82,950

$65K–$100K

+27%

Delaware

$65,990

$60K–$81K

+1%

District of Columbia

$97,910

$80K–$104K

+50%

Florida

$58,850

$53K–$63K

-10%

Georgia

$72,880

$61K–$80K

+12%

Hawaii

$60,940

$59K–$75K

-6%

Idaho

$63,610

$51K–$77K

-2%

Illinois

$77,960

$61K–$97K

+20%

Indiana

$58,760

$49K–$66K

-10%

Iowa

$60,440

$49K–$67K

-7%

Kansas

$59,970

$51K–$66K

-8%

Kentucky

$60,060

$49K–$63K

-8%

Louisiana

$58,800

$49K–$61K

-10%

Maine

$61,880

$50K–$75K

-5%

Maryland

$78,850

$64K–$101K

+21%

Massachusetts

$91,350

$76K–$101K

+40%

Michigan

$74,600

$59K–$88K

+15%

Minnesota

$67,620

$59K–$80K

+4%

Mississippi

$50,570

$49K–$59K

-22%

Missouri

$57,260

$46K–$71K

-12%

Montana

$57,630

$44K–$75K

-12%

Nebraska

$62,420

$59K–$76K

-4%

Nevada

$65,110

$57K–$78K

New Hampshire

$65,160

$51K–$79K

New Jersey

$76,660

$65K–$98K

+18%

New Mexico

$76,420

$61K–$81K

+17%

New York

$81,260

$66K–$118K

+25%

North Carolina

$58,260

$49K–$61K

-11%

North Dakota

$57,950

$47K–$61K

-11%

Ohio

$73,970

$59K–$82K

+14%

Oklahoma

$50,630

$47K–$60K

-22%

Oregon

$77,700

$63K–$92K

+19%

Pennsylvania

$72,680

$59K–$82K

+12%

Puerto Rico

$58,220

$51K–$60K

-11%

Rhode Island

$84,300

$62K–$95K

+29%

South Carolina

$62,360

$59K–$75K

-4%

South Dakota

$51,090

$49K–$59K

-22%

Tennessee

$62,560

$54K–$69K

-4%

Texas

$62,330

$60K–$66K

-4%

Utah

$61,290

$49K–$79K

-6%

Vermont

$74,200

$61K–$79K

+14%

Virginia

$67,740

$60K–$82K

+4%

Washington

$95,040

$79K–$106K

+46%

West Virginia

$50,380

$47K–$60K

-23%

Wisconsin

$61,520

$54K–$76K

-6%

Wyoming

$60,930

$58K–$73K

-6%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 73% of education and library occupations nationally, and earn 81¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.

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