Special Education Teacher Salaries in the United States
How much does a Special Education Teacher make in the United States?
Special Education Teachers earn $44,000 annually on average, or $21 per hour, which is 40% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Special Education Teachers work for East Side Union High School District at $77,000 annually while the lowest paid Special Education Teachers work for Adams-Wells Special Services Cooperative earning approximately $18,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$46K Los Angeles Unified School District's Average Special Education Teacher Salary (20 salaries)
+$2K (4%) more than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
+$1K (2%) more than average Los Angeles Unified School District salary ($45K)
-$16K (42%) less than average Los Angeles Unified School District Special Education Teacher salary ($46K)
"it's decent but its not enough to pay the mortgage."
+$15K (28%) more than average Los Angeles Unified School District Special Education Teacher salary ($46K)
+$2K (4%) more than average Los Angeles Unified School District Special Education Teacher salary ($46K)
$51K Wake County Public School System's Average Special Education Teacher Salary (2 salaries)
+$7K (14%) more than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
+$19K (45%) more than average Wake County Public School System salary ($32K)
+$9K (16%) more than average Wake County Public School System Special Education Teacher salary ($51K)
"I have taught for over 30 years--I am getting a bit less than I deserve. I was underpaid many years due to certain tricks administrators would play. Now work is documented and I have been paid closer to what one should make. I WORK FULL YEAR, NOT A 'SCHOOL YEAR'."
-$10K (21%) less than average Wake County Public School System Special Education Teacher salary ($51K)
$64K Keller Independent School District's Average Special Education Teacher Salary (1 salaries)
+$20K (37%) more than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
+$30K (61%) more than average Keller Independent School District salary ($34K)
Equal to average Keller Independent School District Special Education Teacher salary ($64K)
"Our compensation is very good and shows that employees are valued."
$52K Amesbury Public Schools' Average Special Education Teacher Salary (1 salaries)
+$8K (16%) more than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
Equal to average Amesbury Public Schools salary ($52K)
Equal to average Amesbury Public Schools Special Education Teacher salary ($52K)
"I work my tail off. I want to earn more money."
$48K Industrial ISD's Average Special Education Teacher Salary (1 salaries)
+$4K (8%) more than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
+$18K (46%) more than average Industrial ISD salary ($30K)
Equal to average Industrial ISD Special Education Teacher salary ($48K)
"Salary is around the national average."
$42K Prescott School District's Average Special Education Teacher Salary (1 salaries)
-$2K (4%) less than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
Equal to average Prescott School District salary ($42K)
Equal to average Prescott School District Special Education Teacher salary ($42K)
"Underpaid. I put in more than my contracted hours and am not appreciated. The stress of my job is intense and carries over to home."
$42K Mary Golda Ross Middle School's Average Special Education Teacher Salary (1 salaries)
-$2K (4%) less than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
Equal to average Mary Golda Ross Middle School salary ($42K)
Equal to average Mary Golda Ross Middle School Special Education Teacher salary ($42K)
"fairly competitive"
$39K Carroll County Public Schools' Average Special Education Teacher Salary (1 salaries)
-$5K (12%) less than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
+$1K (2%) more than average Carroll County Public Schools salary ($38K)
Equal to average Carroll County Public Schools Special Education Teacher salary ($39K)
"Carroll County is a small school district with limited resources. Also, I'm not sure how much control district personnel have over salary allocations."
$45K New York City Department of Education's Average Special Education Teacher Salary (20 salaries)
+$1K (2%) more than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
-$5K (10%) less than average New York City Department of Education salary ($50K)
+$20K (36%) more than average New York City Department of Education Special Education Teacher salary ($45K)
+$15K (28%) more than average New York City Department of Education Special Education Teacher salary ($45K)
-$4K (9%) less than average New York City Department of Education Special Education Teacher salary ($45K)
$43K Cobb County School District's Average Special Education Teacher Salary (10 salaries)
-$1K (2%) less than national average Special Education Teacher salary ($44K)
+$8K (20%) more than average Cobb County School District salary ($35K)
+$32K (54%) more than average Cobb County School District Special Education Teacher salary ($43K)
-$8K (20%) less than average Cobb County School District Special Education Teacher salary ($43K)
-$9K (23%) less than average Cobb County School District Special Education Teacher salary ($43K)
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