Special Education Teachers, Middle School Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 423 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
El Centro, CA $110,070 50
Riverside, CA $107,110 850
Sacramento, CA $106,690 490
San Jose, CA $104,590 490
San Francisco, CA $103,850 770
Modesto, CA $100,540 60

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $78,100 110
      Alaska $78,000 220
      Alaska $76,720 90
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mobile, AL $61,580 110
      Alabama $60,760 730
      Montgomery, AL $60,760 —
      Northwest Alabama $60,190 100
      Birmingham, AL $58,130 110
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $63,050 190
      Little Rock, AR $56,070 190
      Arkansas $53,660 760
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $52,710 50
      Jonesboro, AR $51,800 40
      West Arkansas $51,330 90
      North Arkansas $50,610 90
      South Arkansas $50,300 50
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $60,000 420
      Arizona $59,610 600
      Arizona $53,220 40
      Tucson, AZ $50,170 60
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      El Centro, CA $110,070 50
      Riverside, CA $107,110 850
      Sacramento, CA $106,690 490
      San Jose, CA $104,590 490
      San Francisco, CA $103,850 770
      Modesto, CA $100,540 60
      Fresno, CA $99,390 —
      Oxnard, CA $99,360 —
      California $99,270 6,850
      Salinas, CA $98,550 100
      San Diego, CA $97,870 —
      Los Angeles, CA $97,030 2,570
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $81,150 80
      San Luis Obispo, CA $79,980 50
      Yuba City, CA $79,050 50
      Chico, CA $78,420 40
      Santa Rosa, CA $77,450 50
      Stockton, CA $77,170 230
      Bakersfield, CA $68,080 —
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $78,270 140
      Denver, CO $71,040 990
      Pueblo, CO $63,370 90
      Colorado $62,680 1,990
      Northwest Colorado $62,250 90
      Fort Collins, CO $61,670 90
      Grand Junction, CO $60,920 60
      Greeley, CO $60,020 100
      Colorado Springs, CO $59,070 260
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $56,210 70
      Southwest Colorado $52,000 100
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $93,450 330
      New Haven, CT $89,850 110
      Waterbury, CT $89,440 110
      Norwich, CT $86,510 120
      Bridgeport, CT $83,010 320
      Connecticut $83,010 1,080
      Connecticut $77,480 90
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $76,710 2,060
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $77,230 30
      Dover, DE $75,600 —
      Delaware $74,740 —
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $60,580 500
      North Port, FL $60,460 90
      Orlando, FL $59,810 60
      Miami, FL $59,530 600
      Florida $59,410 2,090
      Jacksonville, FL $58,400 100
      Crestview, FL $50,520 70
      Port St. Lucie, FL $49,700 220
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Brunswick, GA $79,270 60
      Atlanta, GA $75,980 2,710
      Georgia $67,710 4,380
      Gainesville, GA $62,430 110
      Savannah, GA $61,850 80
      Macon, GA $61,570 80
      South Georgia $61,370 —
      Middle Georgia $61,000 190
      North Georgia $60,680 260
      Valdosta, GA $59,490 50
      Augusta, GA-SC $59,110 200
      East Georgia $58,760 —
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $63,680 70
      Hawaii $57,860 90
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $61,370 —
      Davenport, IA-IL $60,370 130
      Iowa City, IA $59,960 40
      Iowa $59,490 1,050
      Cedar Rapids, IA $58,930 140
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $58,080 40
      Southeast Iowa $58,070 90
      Northeast Iowa $58,010 80
      Southwest Iowa $57,060 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $58,710 100
      Idaho $57,580 230
      Southeast-Central Idaho $47,500 90
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $74,960 3,190
      Rockford, IL $72,700 120
      Illinois $71,790 4,390
      Springfield, IL $64,820 120
      Bloomington, IL $61,930 30
      West Central Illinois $61,920 140
      Northwest Illinois $61,270 100
      Decatur, IL $61,090 40
      Champaign, IL $59,810 90
      Peoria, IL $59,150 140
      South Illinois $57,570 60
      Kankakee, IL $56,210 70
      East Central Illinois $54,750 140
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $59,620 340
      Evansville, IN $59,110 90
      Indiana $56,730 1,010
      Central Indiana $56,570 40
      South Bend, IN-MI $55,510 40
      Fort Wayne, IN $55,070 60
      Southern Indiana $51,450 80
      Northern Indiana $50,200 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $58,450 70
      Kansas $57,620 610
      Wichita, KS $56,940 150
      Manhattan, KS $56,300 40
      Kansas $47,430 140
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $62,410 200
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,580 410
      Elizabethtown, KY $59,160 50
      Paducah, KY-IL $57,290 40
      East Kentucky $55,580 90
      Kentucky $54,430 1,670
      South Central Kentucky $52,170 230
      Bowling Green, KY $51,440 40
      Central Kentucky $51,230 210
      Owensboro, KY $49,880 50
      West Kentucky $49,460 140
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $60,930 140
      Baton Rouge, LA $58,290 250
      Shreveport, LA $57,860 120
      Louisiana $54,060 1,120
      Northeast Louisiana $53,850 50
      Lake Charles, LA $52,100 110
      Monroe, LA $51,530 80
      Central Louisiana $51,150 50
      Lafayette, LA $50,970 70
      Southwest Louisiana $48,290 80
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $98,180 60
      Barnstable Town, MA $96,170 80
      Worcester, MA $86,010 480
      Pittsfield, MA $85,260 40
      Massachusetts $85,020 2,880
      Springfield, MA $83,070 210
      Boston, MA-NH $82,110 1,970
      Amherst Town, MA $80,190 60
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $83,850 60
      Maryland $76,550 1,710
      Baltimore, MD $75,110 710
      Maryland $56,190 —
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $78,280 240
      Southwest Maine $69,690 190
      Maine $68,860 580
      Lewiston, ME $64,000 40
      Bangor, ME $63,920 50
      Northeast Maine $63,560 70
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $78,200 40
      Northern Michigan $77,550 50
      Battle Creek, MI $77,460 30
      Southern Michigan $76,200 50
      Mid Michigan $73,340 60
      Muskegon, MI $70,780 30
      Saginaw, MI $67,740 30
      Monroe, MI $66,650 40
      Ann Arbor, MI $63,800 40
      Michigan $61,760 1,060
      Grand Rapids, MI $61,550 200
      Lansing, MI $61,220 70
      Detroit, MI $60,980 400
      Flint, MI $60,070 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mankato, MN $72,330 30
      Southeast Minnesota $64,390 180
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $61,110 1,490
      Minnesota $60,940 2,140
      Northwest Minnesota $60,690 170
      St. Cloud, MN $59,700 80
      Duluth, MN-WI $57,370 120
      Rochester, MN $56,920 40
      Southwest Minnesota $56,730 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $59,430 600
      St. Louis, MO-IL $57,460 290
      Missouri $53,410 880
      Springfield, MO $49,050 50
      Columbia, MO $48,480 40
      Joplin, MO-KS $48,060 60
      Central Missouri $46,960 100
      Jefferson City, MO $46,480 30
      Southeast Missouri $45,950 —
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $51,590 160
      Jackson, MS $50,390 190
      Mississippi $49,760 970
      Lower East Mississippi $49,160 110
      Upper East Mississippi $49,130 220
      Lower West Mississippi $49,120 70
      Hattiesburg, MS $48,400 50
      West Delta Mississippi $47,910 100
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Helena, MT $69,560 30
      Montana $63,990 350
      East-Central Montana $63,960 80
      Billings, MT $61,840 60
      West Montana $58,490 50
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greensboro, NC $60,640 310
      Durham, NC $60,220 120
      Raleigh, NC $60,040 —
      Eastern North Carolina $59,780 —
      Burlington, NC $59,330 50
      North Carolina $58,000 2,060
      Asheville, NC $57,810 40
      Hickory, NC $56,800 —
      Charlotte, NC-SC $56,190 550
      Wilmington, NC $51,030 40
      Central North Carolina $51,000 50
      Winston, NC $50,870 —
      Western North Carolina $49,190 —
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $64,730 40
      East North Dakota $59,550 70
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $59,340 40
      North Dakota $59,340 260
      Fargo, ND-MN $49,040 120
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Nebraska $66,010 90
      Northwest Nebraska $63,930 40
      Omaha, NE-IA $63,510 250
      Nebraska $63,020 700
      South Nebraska $63,020 150
      Lincoln, NE $53,340 180
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $64,160 90
      New Hampshire $61,730 740
      Central New Hampshire $60,850 110
      Manchester, NH $60,590 230
      Southwestern New Hampshire $58,050 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $77,890 200
      New Jersey $77,500 6,590
      Trenton, NJ $76,770 310
      Vineland, NJ $66,240 120
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $75,990 470
      New Mexico $75,940 720
      Northern New Mexico $73,310 60
      Las Cruces, NM $72,810 110
      Eastern New Mexico $67,580 100
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $63,460 40
      Nevada $51,430 390
      Reno, NV $51,430 180
      Las Vegas, NV $46,370 180
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $91,280 7,190
      New York, NY-NJ $88,380 9,070
      Kingston, NY $84,060 70
      Kiryas Joel, NY $79,230 270
      Albany, NY $76,700 330
      Syracuse, NY $74,750 510
      Utica, NY $72,980 120
      Southwest New York $66,570 130
      Ithaca, NY $65,760 30
      Capital/Northern New York $65,710 110
      Binghamton, NY $64,960 100
      Rochester, NY $63,550 430
      Central East New York $62,340 130
      Glens Falls, NY $61,940 60
      Watertown, NY $61,480 50
      Buffalo, NY $60,110 610
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $78,550 210
      Cleveland, OH $76,640 2,030
      Ohio $71,320 6,140
      Canton, OH $64,850 110
      Southern Ohio $64,370 230
      Toledo, OH $64,330 390
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,230 740
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $62,640 300
      Columbus, OH $62,300 1,160
      Eastern Ohio $62,180 110
      West Northwestern Ohio $61,930 230
      Mansfield, OH $60,590 80
      Springfield, OH $60,560 60
      Akron, OH $57,800 330
      Youngstown, OH $57,690 180
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $56,710 210
      Oklahoma City, OK $50,500 270
      Northeast Oklahoma $49,970 60
      Oklahoma $49,970 770
      Lawton, OK $49,910 40
      Northwest Oklahoma $48,200 60
      Southeast Oklahoma $48,120 80
      Southwest Oklahoma $48,120 30
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $87,450 260
      Bend, OR $80,010 80
      Salem, OR $79,440 140
      Eugene, OR $79,380 50
      Oregon $78,360 560
      Albany, OR $74,070 30
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $77,750 320
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,560 3,110
      Allentown, PA-NJ $77,970 280
      Lancaster, PA $77,920 90
      Pittsburgh, PA $77,810 1,190
      Pennsylvania $77,610 4,800
      Williamsport, PA $76,370 60
      Central Pennsylvania $67,400 120
      Scranton, PA $63,210 150
      Chambersburg, PA $63,040 60
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $61,760 120
      Harrisburg, PA $61,270 180
      Reading, PA $60,370 120
      York, PA $58,060 160
      Erie, PA $57,600 180
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Aguadilla, PR $58,580 70
      Ponce, PR $58,430 90
      Puerto Rico $56,520 90
      Mayaguez, PR $55,980 110
      San Juan, PR $54,900 600
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $89,840 260
      Providence, RI-MA $86,020 500
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $73,080 140
      Charleston, SC $65,090 —
      Spartanburg, SC $62,920 100
      South Carolina $60,910 880
      Hilton Head Island, SC $60,810 50
      Columbia, SC $60,060 190
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West South Dakota $51,990 50
      Rapid City, SD $51,000 40
      South Dakota $49,330 290
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $49,150 120
      East South Dakota $49,020 80
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,110 130
      Knoxville, TN $59,350 230
      Nashville, TN $59,270 480
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $58,570 210
      Tennessee $55,510 1,300
      Jackson, TN $50,750 40
      South Central Tennessee $50,650 80
      West Tennessee $49,830 70
      North Central Tennessee $49,360 80
      Clarksville, TN-KY $49,280 80
      East Tennessee $48,660 70
      Kingsport, TN-VA $47,800 90
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Odessa, TX $66,040 50
      Houston, TX $64,410 1,860
      Dallas, TX $63,790 6,140
      Brownsville, TX $62,720 120
      Sherman, TX $62,350 180
      Texas $61,920 12,940
      Killeen, TX $61,310 150
      Austin, TX $61,300 1,080
      Wichita Falls, TX $61,250 50
      Beaumont, TX $61,040 70
      El Paso, TX $60,980 300
      Border Region of Texas $60,650 60
      San Antonio, TX $60,540 800
      Amarillo, TX $59,920 90
      Midland, TX $59,700 240
      College Station, TX $58,710 30
      McAllen, TX $58,700 640
      Corpus Christi, TX $58,420 80
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $57,700 170
      Abilene, TX $57,060 30
      North Region of Texas $56,930 270
      Eastern Region of Texas $55,060 40
      Hill Country Region of Texas $55,060 170
      Northwestern Region of Texas $55,060 100
      Waco, TX $54,760 50
      Tyler, TX $50,460 30
      Longview, TX $50,120 50
      Texarkana, TX-AR $49,680 50
      Lubbock, TX $48,830 50
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $75,960 230
      High Desert Utah $74,180 110
      Utah $73,640 800
      Ogden, UT $73,310 330
      St. George, UT $60,480 40
      Provo, UT $51,360 —
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $78,840 850
      Lynchburg, VA $76,080 80
      Blacksburg, VA $75,860 90
      Staunton, VA $70,690 70
      Virginia $63,730 2,910
      Richmond, VA $60,960 390
      Roanoke, VA $59,770 80
      Charlottesville, VA $59,690 90
      Southside Virginia $59,640 50
      Northwest Virginia $57,480 80
      Northeast Virginia $56,980 60
      Southwest Virginia $49,380 100
      West Virginia $47,050 580
      Southern West Virginia $45,610 —
      Northern West Virginia $45,410 200
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $63,590 150
      Southern Vermont $62,120 120
      Vermont $59,620 430
      Northern Vermont $59,250 150
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bremerton, WA $99,390 50
      Seattle, WA $97,900 720
      Washington $95,440 1,550
      Western Washington $87,380 60
      Olympia, WA $85,640 70
      Kennewick, WA $81,750 80
      Bellingham, WA $81,120 50
      Spokane, WA $80,680 170
      Eastern Washington $79,320 70
      Yakima, WA $77,790 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $76,830 320
      Milwaukee, WI $65,900 400
      Janesville, WI $65,470 90
      La Crosse, WI-MN $63,370 50
      Eau Claire, WI $62,200 90
      Wisconsin $61,990 2,260
      Green Bay, WI $61,100 190
      Fond du Lac, WI $59,890 30
      Racine, WI $59,780 70
      Kenosha, WI $59,770 90
      Northeastern Wisconsin $59,130 140
      Sheboygan, WI $58,510 40
      Western Wisconsin $56,720 110
      Northwestern Wisconsin $55,550 40
      South Central Wisconsin $55,550 350
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $57,900 100
      Weirton, WV-OH $57,880 90
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $49,880 130
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $62,520 90
      Wyoming $61,760 230
      Cheyenne, WY $61,420 70
      Eastern Wyoming $60,930 80