Special Education Teachers, Preschool Salary in the US
A special education teachers, preschool earns a national median of $64,830 a year (mean $76,380) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #361 of 825.
How much does a special education teachers, preschool earn in the US?
A special education teachers, preschool in the United States earns a median of $64,830 a year (mean $76,380), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 29,510 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-2051), ranked #361 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$64,830
per year
Mean
$76,380
per year
Employment
29,510
US workers
National rank
#361
of 825 by median
What a special education teachers, preschool earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a special education teachers, preschool (SOC 25-2051) earns a median annual wage of $64,830 and a mean (average) of $76,380. The median is the midpoint — half of special education teachers, preschool earn more and half earn less — and is 27% 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, preschool in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for special education teachers, preschool is $64,830, and the mean (average) is $76,380. The median is the midpoint — half of special education teachers, preschool earn more and half earn less.
- How does special education teachers, preschool pay compare to the US average?
- At $64,830, a special education teachers, preschool earns 27% 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, preschool are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 29,510 special education teachers, preschool employed nationally (SOC 25-2051), across all industries.
- Where does this special education teachers, preschool 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 25-2051. 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 25-2051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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