Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in the US
A special education teachers, secondary school earns a national median of $74,260 a year (mean $77,260) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #288 of 825.
How much does a special education teachers, secondary school earn in the US?
A special education teachers, secondary school in the United States earns a median of $74,260 a year (mean $77,260), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 163,930 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-2058), ranked #288 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$74,260
per year
Mean
$77,260
per year
Employment
163,930
US workers
National rank
#288
of 825 by median
What a special education teachers, secondary school earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a special education teachers, secondary school (SOC 25-2058) earns a median annual wage of $74,260 and a mean (average) of $77,260. The median is the midpoint — half of special education teachers, secondary school earn more and half earn less — and is 46% 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, secondary school in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for special education teachers, secondary school is $74,260, and the mean (average) is $77,260. The median is the midpoint — half of special education teachers, secondary school earn more and half earn less.
- How does special education teachers, secondary school pay compare to the US average?
- At $74,260, a special education teachers, secondary school earns 46% 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, secondary school are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 163,930 special education teachers, secondary school employed nationally (SOC 25-2058), across all industries.
- Where does this special education teachers, secondary 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 25-2058. 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 25-2058 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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