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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

25-2058 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities. Excludes “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term” (25-3031).


National estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

National estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
152,490 1.5 % (4) $ 71,290 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 46,880 $ 51,870 $ 63,560 $ 80,820 $ 102,850
  (4)

Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 148,030 1.76 (4) $ 71,560
Educational Support Services 1,790 0.81 (4) $ 66,000
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,020 0.05 (4) $ 67,390
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 350 0.06 (4) $ 57,350
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 260 0.00 (4) $ 60,110

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 148,030 1.76 (4) $ 71,560
Educational Support Services 1,790 0.81 (4) $ 66,000
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 130 0.06 (4) $ 62,060
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 350 0.06 (4) $ 57,350
Other Residential Care Facilities 80 0.05 (4) $ 51,600

Top paying industries for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 148,030 1.76 (4) $ 71,560
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,020 0.05 (4) $ 67,390
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 60 0.02 (4) $ 67,040
Outpatient Care Centers 40 (7) (4) $ 67,030
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 50 (7) (4) $ 66,810


Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of special education teachers, secondary school by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 15,620 1.71 1.66 (4) $ 89,170
California 11,930 0.68 0.66 (4) $ 97,690
Texas 11,630 0.90 0.87 (4) $ 61,780
Pennsylvania 10,460 1.80 1.75 (4) $ 66,880
Illinois 9,250 1.57 1.53 (4) $ 75,020


Map of location quotient of special education teachers, secondary school by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 830 2.84 2.75 (4) $ 63,360
Delaware 1,060 2.33 2.26 (4) $ 69,360
Minnesota 5,270 1.86 1.81 (4) $ 64,620
Pennsylvania 10,460 1.80 1.75 (4) $ 66,880
Alaska 530 1.72 1.67 (4) $ 75,830


Map of annual mean wages of special education teachers, secondary school by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 11,930 0.68 0.66 (4) $ 97,690
New York 15,620 1.71 1.66 (4) $ 89,170
Washington 2,380 0.70 0.68 (4) $ 86,740
Oregon 760 0.40 0.39 (4) $ 86,190
Connecticut 1,450 0.89 0.86 (4) $ 84,590



Map of employment of special education teachers, secondary school by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,120 1.54 1.49 (4) $ 94,370
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 6,930 1.57 1.52 (4) $ 78,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,640 2.04 1.98 (4) $ 68,540
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,900 1.29 1.25 (4) $ 88,950
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,250 1.73 1.67 (4) $ 66,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,130 0.51 0.50 (4) $ 97,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,980 0.78 0.76 (4) $ 62,870
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,620 1.00 0.97 (4) $ 74,970
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,430 0.80 0.77 (4) $ 64,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,230 0.83 0.80 (4) $ 85,580


Map of location quotient of special education teachers, secondary school by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pittsfield, MA 200 5.36 5.20 (4) $ 69,140
Lawton, OK 190 4.51 4.37 (4) $ 75,560
Gettysburg, PA 110 3.48 3.38 (4) $ 65,560
Bloomington, IL 300 3.41 3.30 (4) $ 64,360
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 130 3.36 3.26 (4) $ 67,860
Dover, DE 190 2.97 2.88 (4) $ 64,050
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 1,440 2.79 2.71 (4) $ 69,310
Kingston, NY 150 2.73 2.65 (4) $ 92,520
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 320 2.68 2.60 (4) $ 63,860
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 490 2.67 2.59 (4) $ 47,760


Map of annual mean wages of special education teachers, secondary school by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,640 1.00 0.97 (4) $ 114,510
Madera, CA 100 1.90 1.84 (4) $ 113,570
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,320 0.89 0.86 (4) $ 109,310
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 100 0.71 0.69 (4) $ 108,040
Leominster-Gardner, MA 60 1.16 1.12 (4) $ 97,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,130 0.51 0.50 (4) $ 97,030
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 440 0.39 0.38 (4) $ 95,850
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,450 0.61 0.59 (4) $ 94,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,120 1.54 1.49 (4) $ 94,370
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 120 1.04 1.00 (4) $ 93,980

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 650 1.70 1.65 (4) $ 67,870
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 470 3.45 3.35 (4) $ 71,740
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 460 2.91 2.83 (4) $ 64,150
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 440 1.37 1.33 (4) $ 66,290
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 410 1.66 1.61 (4) $ 62,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 170 4.07 3.95 (4) $ 62,600
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 470 3.45 3.35 (4) $ 71,740
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 330 3.29 3.19 (4) $ 62,710
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 460 2.91 2.83 (4) $ 64,150
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 300 2.90 2.81 (4) $ 76,160

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 120 0.99 0.96 (4) $ 82,170
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 150 2.37 2.29 (4) $ 80,510
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.51 0.49 (4) $ 76,460
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 300 2.90 2.81 (4) $ 76,160
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 110 1.12 1.08 (4) $ 75,690


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023