Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary in the US
A special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school earns a national median of $65,120 a year (mean $72,650) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #356 of 825.
How much does a special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school earn in the US?
A special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in the United States earns a median of $65,120 a year (mean $72,650), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 28% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 260,870 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-2052), ranked #356 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$65,120
per year
Mean
$72,650
per year
Employment
260,870
US workers
National rank
#356
of 825 by median
What a special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school (SOC 25-2052) earns a median annual wage of $65,120 and a mean (average) of $72,650. The median is the midpoint — half of special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school earn more and half earn less — and is 28% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school is $65,120, and the mean (average) is $72,650. The median is the midpoint — half of special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school earn more and half earn less.
- How does special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school pay compare to the US average?
- At $65,120, a special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school earns 28% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 260,870 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school employed nationally (SOC 25-2052), across all industries.
- Where does this special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-2052. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-2052 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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