Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 529 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Oxnard, CA $112,850 480
Visalia, CA $102,630 120
El Centro, CA $100,980 160
Santa Maria, CA $99,170 210
Fresno, CA $98,550 440
San Jose, CA $98,050 560

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $80,130 70
      Alaska $77,220 370
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $70,790 80
      Northeast Alabama $65,640 100
      Daphne, AL $64,750 50
      Southwest Alabama $64,580 40
      Anniston, AL $64,010 40
      Mobile, AL $62,240 110
      Alabama $61,100 660
      Huntsville, AL $60,280 100
      Tuscaloosa, AL $59,740 110
      Decatur, AL $56,180 30
      Southeast Alabama $54,870 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $59,390 250
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $57,950 100
      Hot Springs, AR $56,740 50
      Little Rock, AR $55,450 280
      Jonesboro, AR $52,490 50
      Arkansas $51,590 1,310
      East Arkansas $49,990 120
      South Arkansas $49,990 130
      West Arkansas $49,990 130
      North Arkansas $49,030 170
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $52,630 1,230
      Arizona $49,760 2,220
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $48,330 40
      Tucson, AZ $48,210 630
      Arizona $47,740 150
      Prescott Valley, AZ $45,530 60
      Yuma, AZ $45,450 50
      Sierra Vista, AZ $45,190 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oxnard, CA $112,850 480
      Visalia, CA $102,630 120
      El Centro, CA $100,980 160
      Santa Maria, CA $99,170 210
      Fresno, CA $98,550 440
      San Jose, CA $98,050 560
      San Diego, CA $97,300 1,470
      Stockton, CA $96,940 240
      Vallejo, CA $96,190 170
      Merced, CA $95,060 100
      Napa, CA $92,970 60
      Yuba City, CA $92,620 100
      Los Angeles, CA $92,450 6,420
      San Luis Obispo, CA $92,070 100
      Chico, CA $91,510 160
      California $90,530 17,920
      Riverside, CA $89,230 2,300
      Hanford, CA $88,110 110
      North Coast Region of California $83,270 180
      Santa Rosa, CA $81,540 250
      Santa Cruz, CA $80,850 110
      Sacramento, CA $80,790 1,340
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $79,980 150
      Redding, CA $79,800 90
      San Francisco, CA $77,700 1,580
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $76,750 70
      Modesto, CA $76,450 280
      Bakersfield, CA $72,390 470
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $78,230 270
      Denver, CO $74,790 2,080
      Northwest Colorado $63,800 150
      Colorado $63,500 4,050
      Pueblo, CO $63,500 150
      Greeley, CO $62,460 180
      Grand Junction, CO $61,940 90
      Fort Collins, CO $59,110 160
      Colorado Springs, CO $59,080 570
      Southwest Colorado $58,080 220
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $51,380 180
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $93,800 600
      Norwich, CT $85,640 230
      Connecticut $81,220 2,570
      New Haven, CT $79,410 490
      Hartford, CT $78,660 870
      Connecticut $75,560 120
      Waterbury, CT $75,340 250
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $77,140 5,140
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dover, DE $61,030 160
      Delaware $58,990 880
      Sussex Delaware $57,420 130
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $70,230 630
      Jacksonville, FL $69,110 180
      North Port, FL $61,040 200
      North Florida $59,800 100
      Crestview, FL $59,660 120
      Pensacola, FL $58,090 180
      South Florida $55,130 50
      Florida $52,700 8,450
      Orlando, FL $52,700 2,350
      Port St. Lucie, FL $51,710 200
      Lakeland, FL $51,420 90
      Miami, FL $51,100 3,550
      Palm Bay, FL $50,960 270
      Panama City, FL $50,170 120
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $76,130 6,090
      Georgia $67,710 9,700
      Warner Robins, GA $64,190 180
      Savannah, GA $62,600 220
      Hinesville, GA $61,360 70
      Gainesville, GA $61,090 180
      Valdosta, GA $60,980 90
      Augusta, GA-SC $60,650 270
      East Georgia $60,610 130
      Columbus, GA-AL $60,180 240
      Middle Georgia $59,860 170
      Dalton, GA $59,370 80
      North Georgia $59,180 590
      Macon, GA $59,080 230
      Athens, GA $58,360 140
      South Georgia $58,310 470
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $55,760 500
      Hawaii / Kauai $54,480 150
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $60,960 50
      Davenport, IA-IL $60,050 260
      Dubuque, IA $58,760 60
      Cedar Rapids, IA $58,610 130
      Waterloo, IA $58,360 110
      Iowa City, IA $58,150 90
      Southeast Iowa $57,460 240
      Southwest Iowa $57,460 130
      Iowa $55,350 1,820
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $54,620 130
      Des Moines, IA $52,180 440
      Northeast Iowa $49,360 120
      Northwest Iowa $47,150 170
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast-Central Idaho $62,670 160
      Twin Falls, ID $62,670 40
      Boise City, ID $62,240 220
      Idaho $62,210 720
      Idaho Falls, ID $61,710 70
      Northwestern Idaho $60,050 110
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $76,740 10,160
      Illinois $76,170 12,550
      Springfield, IL $65,220 210
      Decatur, IL $63,220 30
      Bloomington, IL $62,100 240
      West Central Illinois $61,330 380
      Rockford, IL $61,040 290
      Kankakee, IL $60,760 70
      Champaign, IL $59,980 130
      Peoria, IL $59,450 270
      Northwest Illinois $57,820 210
      South Illinois $57,540 240
      East Central Illinois $57,250 210
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elkhart, IN $62,060 50
      Evansville, IN $60,670 150
      Indianapolis, IN $59,690 1,170
      Indiana $57,910 3,710
      Fort Wayne, IN $56,590 320
      Michigan City, IN $56,280 60
      Muncie, IN $52,240 50
      South Bend, IN-MI $50,900 140
      Northern Indiana $50,360 170
      Central Indiana $50,340 240
      Bloomington, IN $49,680 140
      Terre Haute, IN $49,410 100
      Southern Indiana $48,220 250
      Lafayette, IN $47,070 130
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $62,140 390
      Kansas $59,060 1,590
      Lawrence, KS $59,060 60
      Topeka, KS $58,010 180
      Manhattan, KS $57,440 110
      Kansas $56,060 210
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,540 830
      Lexington, KY $62,200 430
      Elizabethtown, KY $58,620 110
      Kentucky $57,090 3,660
      South Central Kentucky $56,410 450
      East Kentucky $52,020 450
      Central Kentucky $51,720 430
      Bowling Green, KY $51,460 130
      West Kentucky $50,590 310
      Owensboro, KY $49,680 90
      Paducah, KY-IL $49,080 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $59,740 720
      Shreveport, LA $59,560 400
      New Orleans, LA $58,030 760
      Northeast Louisiana $55,920 170
      Louisiana $54,410 3,510
      Southwest Louisiana $53,980 220
      Monroe, LA $51,820 190
      Central Louisiana $51,780 230
      Houma, LA $51,710 130
      Lafayette, LA $49,970 140
      Lake Charles, LA $49,550 280
      Alexandria, LA $48,710 160
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amherst Town, MA $80,970 120
      Barnstable Town, MA $80,630 170
      Massachusetts $80,470 150
      Springfield, MA $79,070 1,050
      Massachusetts $78,820 6,650
      Worcester, MA $78,510 990
      Boston, MA-NH $77,890 3,810
      Pittsfield, MA $60,790 150
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $82,620 100
      Baltimore, MD $77,950 2,040
      Maryland $75,550 3,640
      Lexington Park, MD $74,420 150
      Maryland $62,310 110
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $57,680 270
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $70,310 280
      Maine $59,860 890
      Southwest Maine $56,970 290
      Northeast Maine $55,580 110
      Bangor, ME $50,650 100
      Lewiston, ME $48,780 110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $79,320 1,810
      Ann Arbor, MI $78,480 160
      Saginaw, MI $77,390 100
      Flint, MI $77,250 110
      Kalamazoo, MI $76,340 100
      Michigan $75,520 3,600
      Mid Michigan $73,960 130
      Jackson, MI $72,270 30
      Northern Michigan $67,510 120
      Niles, MI $65,380 50
      Lansing, MI $64,280 150
      Muskegon, MI $63,810 60
      Monroe, MI $63,410 40
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $62,560 70
      Battle Creek, MI $61,550 30
      Traverse City, MI $60,690 90
      Southern Michigan $60,120 130
      Grand Rapids, MI $60,080 340
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Cloud, MN $65,370 190
      Rochester, MN $64,730 220
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $64,340 2,160
      Duluth, MN-WI $63,740 180
      Minnesota $63,320 3,850
      Southeast Minnesota $62,720 220
      Northwest Minnesota $61,700 420
      Northeast Minnesota $60,950 90
      Southwest Minnesota $59,230 270
      Mankato, MN $58,720 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $59,660 1,080
      Kansas City, MO-KS $58,850 1,280
      Missouri $52,140 2,240
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $51,490 40
      Central Missouri $51,240 150
      Joplin, MO-KS $49,610 70
      Springfield, MO $49,020 160
      Columbia, MO $47,340 60
      Southeast Missouri $46,400 130
      Jefferson City, MO $45,990 40
      North Missouri $45,350 140
      Southwest Missouri $43,370 150
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $50,550 340
      Jackson, MS $49,770 440
      Mississippi $48,860 2,310
      Lower West Mississippi $48,210 210
      Upper East Mississippi $47,890 450
      Lower East Mississippi $47,650 340
      West Delta Mississippi $47,650 210
      Hattiesburg, MS $46,400 130
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Montana $61,720 50
      Bozeman, MT $61,030 30
      Billings, MT $60,700 110
      Montana $60,200 560
      Great Falls, MT $59,840 30
      West Montana $59,640 120
      Missoula, MT $57,320 40
      East-Central Montana $51,240 140
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $60,010 930
      Charlotte, NC-SC $59,770 1,190
      Durham, NC $59,690 400
      Greensboro, NC $57,710 360
      Hickory, NC $57,250 110
      Burlington, NC $56,700 80
      Greenville, NC $56,680 90
      North Carolina $56,330 4,640
      Pinehurst, NC $53,400 60
      Goldsboro, NC $50,420 70
      Asheville, NC $50,230 120
      Winston, NC $50,140 220
      Eastern North Carolina $48,730 120
      Fayetteville, NC $48,050 190
      Western North Carolina $47,800 170
      Central North Carolina $47,740 330
      Jacksonville, NC $47,720 100
      Rocky Mount, NC $47,040 50
      Wilmington, NC $47,020 250
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $61,970 110
      Minot, ND $61,290 60
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,650 90
      East North Dakota $57,820 190
      North Dakota $57,820 720
      West North Dakota $55,800 150
      Fargo, ND-MN $50,360 210
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Island, NE $61,700 80
      Omaha, NE-IA $61,380 540
      Northwest Nebraska $61,250 100
      Nebraska $61,140 1,460
      South Nebraska $60,810 330
      Northeast Nebraska $59,030 200
      Lincoln, NE $53,290 250
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern New Hampshire $62,860 80
      Central New Hampshire $62,690 140
      New Hampshire $62,420 980
      Northern New Hampshire $62,240 120
      Manchester, NH $59,070 300
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $75,660 10,700
      Atlantic City, NJ $74,900 450
      Trenton, NJ $74,650 440
      Vineland, NJ $69,510 210
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $75,650 60
      Northern New Mexico $73,410 120
      Las Cruces, NM $68,030 100
      Farmington, NM $67,150 50
      New Mexico $66,490 1,000
      Albuquerque, NM $66,200 470
      Eastern New Mexico $64,970 190
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $80,960 270
      Nevada $63,340 490
      Balance of Nevada $61,370 50
      Las Vegas, NV $53,140 170
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kiryas Joel, NY $82,850 790
      New York, NY-NJ $82,510 20,410
      Kingston, NY $82,050 180
      New York $80,750 20,500
      Buffalo, NY $70,220 1,320
      Syracuse, NY $69,580 580
      Albany, NY $68,440 750
      Capital/Northern New York $67,950 480
      Utica, NY $65,200 260
      Binghamton, NY $63,620 310
      Ithaca, NY $63,390 70
      Rochester, NY $62,570 1,340
      Central East New York $62,440 650
      Glens Falls, NY $60,860 130
      Southwest New York $60,790 590
      Elmira, NY $60,620 70
      Watertown, NY $60,150 70
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $76,390 2,700
      Dayton, OH $74,500 480
      Springfield, OH $72,370 80
      Southern Ohio $71,010 360
      Canton, OH $67,010 280
      Ohio $64,060 10,050
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $63,760 770
      Cleveland, OH $63,290 1,070
      Akron, OH $62,290 330
      Youngstown, OH $62,190 250
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,600 2,030
      Eastern Ohio $61,030 310
      West Northwestern Ohio $61,020 440
      Toledo, OH $61,000 650
      Lima, OH $60,890 160
      Mansfield, OH $58,740 100
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $56,980 680
      Lawton, OK $54,370 70
      Tulsa, OK $51,070 560
      Oklahoma $49,030 2,180
      Enid, OK $48,250 70
      Northeast Oklahoma $47,960 190
      Northwest Oklahoma $47,680 150
      Southwest Oklahoma $47,320 90
      Southeast Oklahoma $47,150 350
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $91,730 980
      Oregon $78,320 1,730
      Grants Pass, OR $76,940 40
      Eugene, OR $76,870 150
      Central Oregon $76,490 70
      Corvallis, OR $76,390 30
      Salem, OR $75,940 240
      Eastern Oregon $74,070 100
      Albany, OR $67,300 50
      Medford, OR $66,890 100
      Bend, OR $65,300 80
      Coast Oregon $63,720 110
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $82,400 1,140
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      York, PA $78,060 220
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $77,370 230
      Lancaster, PA $76,830 300
      Allentown, PA-NJ $72,290 640
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $70,300 4,930
      Williamsport, PA $68,090 90
      Reading, PA $66,320 220
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $65,480 250
      Chambersburg, PA $64,520 80
      Pennsylvania $64,520 6,850
      Harrisburg, PA $64,030 430
      Altoona, PA $63,060 80
      Pittsburgh, PA $62,970 740
      State College, PA $62,700 60
      Central Pennsylvania $61,830 350
      Johnstown, PA $61,350 120
      Erie, PA $61,160 170
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $60,750 220
      Scranton, PA $59,740 340
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ponce, PR $58,140 170
      Aguadilla, PR $57,830 110
      Arecibo, PR $57,460 170
      San Juan, PR $55,560 1,260
      Mayaguez, PR $55,330 90
      Puerto Rico $55,230 120
      Guayama, PR $53,800 50
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $79,410 1,750
      Rhode Island $77,930 1,210
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $63,810 80
      Florence, SC $63,500 100
      Charleston, SC $61,800 420
      Columbia, SC $60,890 440
      Greenville, SC $60,530 350
      South Carolina $60,530 2,580
      Southern South Carolina $59,230 110
      Northeastern South Carolina $58,740 70
      Spartanburg, SC $58,610 230
      Northwestern South Carolina $58,340 170
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $59,450 120
      West South Dakota $50,790 170
      East South Dakota $50,540 280
      South Dakota $50,380 800
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $49,170 230
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $62,540 1,000
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $62,440 560
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,030 1,320
      Tennessee $61,080 4,100
      Knoxville, TN $60,830 400
      South Central Tennessee $58,180 200
      East Tennessee $58,010 240
      Johnson City, TN $51,480 80
      Clarksville, TN-KY $50,810 170
      Jackson, TN $50,480 90
      West Tennessee $50,340 240
      North Central Tennessee $49,880 200
      Cleveland, TN $48,530 60
      Kingsport, TN-VA $48,490 160
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      El Paso, TX $61,820 1,790
      Laredo, TX $61,780 150
      Dallas, TX $61,740 9,450
      Houston, TX $61,410 10,240
      Lubbock, TX $60,670 430
      Midland, TX $60,640 60
      San Antonio, TX $60,270 2,880
      Texas $60,270 41,010
      McAllen, TX $60,070 770
      Amarillo, TX $59,730 550
      Sherman, TX $59,600 160
      Victoria, TX $59,490 70
      Austin, TX $59,170 5,240
      Border Region of Texas $59,160 430
      Brownsville, TX $59,140 1,000
      Abilene, TX $58,660 180
      Beaumont, TX $58,460 470
      Corpus Christi, TX $58,430 640
      Killeen, TX $58,290 510
      Longview, TX $58,280 490
      Eastern Region of Texas $58,090 810
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $57,800 780
      College Station, TX $57,680 200
      Northwestern Region of Texas $57,590 750
      Hill Country Region of Texas $57,570 830
      North Region of Texas $57,310 1,320
      Wichita Falls, TX $56,740 70
      Tyler, TX $55,480 190
      Waco, TX $54,900 220
      San Angelo, TX $54,400 120
      Texarkana, TX-AR $49,880 100
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $70,510 60
      Salt Lake City, UT $63,960 610
      High Desert Utah $61,470 100
      St. George, UT $60,620 110
      Ogden, UT $59,920 610
      Utah $58,920 2,080
      Logan, UT-ID $45,520 110
      Provo, UT $44,770 490
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $77,880 1,660
      Harrisonburg, VA $76,940 60
      Virginia $65,000 7,010
      Richmond, VA $61,020 860
      Roanoke, VA $60,610 270
      Charlottesville, VA $60,300 160
      Blacksburg, VA $59,370 90
      Northwest Virginia $58,900 160
      Lynchburg, VA $58,230 110
      Northeast Virginia $57,950 120
      Staunton, VA $51,920 50
      Northern West Virginia $50,020 620
      West Virginia $49,760 2,280
      Southwest Virginia $48,900 260
      Southern West Virginia $48,340 430
      Southside Virginia $48,340 220
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $74,470 230
      Vermont $63,220 910
      Northern Vermont $62,050 350
      Southern Vermont $61,100 330
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $97,970 1,640
      Mount Vernon, WA $85,810 60
      Washington $85,340 3,290
      Bellingham, WA $84,900 100
      Kennewick, WA $81,260 180
      Western Washington $81,220 170
      Bremerton, WA $80,590 130
      Olympia, WA $80,090 130
      Yakima, WA $79,450 140
      Spokane, WA $77,910 220
      Longview, WA $77,810 60
      Eastern Washington $73,810 140
      Wenatchee, WA $73,640 50
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $66,040 450
      Eau Claire, WI $63,030 140
      Kenosha, WI $62,120 90
      Milwaukee, WI $61,050 700
      La Crosse, WI-MN $60,940 130
      Northeastern Wisconsin $60,610 320
      Wausau, WI $60,150 90
      Green Bay, WI $59,870 230
      Wisconsin $59,860 3,340
      South Central Wisconsin $59,800 190
      Fond du Lac, WI $58,860 60
      Appleton, WI $58,760 180
      Sheboygan, WI $58,710 60
      Racine, WI $57,780 100
      Northwestern Wisconsin $57,210 70
      Oshkosh, WI $53,980 80
      Janesville, WI $52,640 170
      Western Wisconsin $49,500 220
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $58,700 130
      Wheeling, WV-OH $57,680 150
      Parkersburg, WV $50,490 100
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $50,370 460
      Morgantown, WV $49,120 110
      Charleston, WV $48,980 240
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $64,830 90
      Western Wyoming $64,110 280
      Wyoming $63,520 610
      Eastern Wyoming $60,850 190