Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 145,690 |
1.7 % |
(4) |
$ 70,100 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 47,230 |
$ 49,850 |
$ 62,120 |
$ 79,030 |
$ 100,310 |
(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 |
140,720 |
1.74 |
(4) |
$ 70,530 |
| Educational Support Services |
1,740 |
0.89 |
(4) |
$ 52,420 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,210 |
0.06 |
(4) |
$ 69,460 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
440 |
0.07 |
(4) |
$ 51,450 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
410 |
0.01 |
(4) |
$ 65,350 |
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 |
140,720 |
1.74 |
(4) |
$ 70,530 |
| Educational Support Services |
1,740 |
0.89 |
(4) |
$ 52,420 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
190 |
0.12 |
(4) |
$ 58,330 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
440 |
0.07 |
(4) |
$ 51,450 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,210 |
0.06 |
(4) |
$ 69,460 |
Top paying industries for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:
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.
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 |
17,080 |
1.97 |
1.91 |
(4) |
$ 87,520 |
| Texas |
12,620 |
1.03 |
1.00 |
(4) |
$ 61,430 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,680 |
1.91 |
1.85 |
(4) |
$ 67,870 |
| California |
8,840 |
0.54 |
0.52 |
(4) |
$ 99,200 |
| Ohio |
8,670 |
1.67 |
1.61 |
(4) |
$ 64,890 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:
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 |
8,840 |
0.54 |
0.52 |
(4) |
$ 99,200 |
| New York |
17,080 |
1.97 |
1.91 |
(4) |
$ 87,520 |
| Connecticut |
1,230 |
0.78 |
0.75 |
(4) |
$ 84,450 |
| Washington |
2,210 |
0.69 |
0.67 |
(4) |
$ 83,990 |
| Massachusetts |
3,580 |
1.05 |
1.02 |
(4) |
$ 83,160 |
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 |
14,700 |
1.69 |
1.64 |
(4) |
$ 93,110 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
5,590 |
2.11 |
2.04 |
(4) |
$ 70,320 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,010 |
1.18 |
1.15 |
(4) |
$ 77,590 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,320 |
0.93 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$ 62,490 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,260 |
1.11 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 91,480 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,820 |
1.54 |
1.49 |
(4) |
$ 67,940 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,760 |
0.95 |
0.92 |
(4) |
$ 64,220 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,520 |
1.03 |
0.99 |
(4) |
$ 79,210 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,450 |
0.43 |
0.41 |
(4) |
$ 103,540 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,260 |
0.87 |
0.84 |
(4) |
$ 84,990 |
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 |
190 |
5.16 |
4.99 |
(4) |
$ 67,250 |
| Lawton, OK |
180 |
4.41 |
4.27 |
(4) |
$ 76,580 |
| Bloomington, IL |
320 |
3.80 |
3.68 |
(4) |
$ 59,640 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
1,760 |
3.52 |
3.41 |
(4) |
$ 67,020 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
130 |
3.51 |
3.39 |
(4) |
$ 65,600 |
| Kingston, NY |
190 |
3.46 |
3.34 |
(4) |
$ 88,830 |
| Gettysburg, PA |
110 |
3.35 |
3.24 |
(4) |
$ 64,080 |
| Dover, DE |
190 |
3.06 |
2.96 |
(4) |
$ 64,660 |
| Mansfield, OH |
140 |
2.87 |
2.77 |
(4) |
$ 61,790 |
| Rochester, NY |
1,310 |
2.78 |
2.69 |
(4) |
$ 66,200 |
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) |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
690 |
0.49 |
0.48 |
(4) |
$ 110,320 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,510 |
0.98 |
0.95 |
(4) |
$ 106,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,450 |
0.43 |
0.41 |
(4) |
$ 103,540 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
370 |
0.35 |
0.34 |
(4) |
$ 102,480 |
| Fresno, CA |
300 |
0.79 |
0.77 |
(4) |
$ 99,540 |
| Merced, CA |
100 |
1.43 |
1.38 |
(4) |
$ 99,120 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
40 |
0.38 |
0.37 |
(4) |
$ 97,700 |
| El Centro, CA |
70 |
1.25 |
1.21 |
(4) |
$ 97,670 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
80 |
0.65 |
0.63 |
(4) |
$ 96,910 |
| Salinas, CA |
100 |
0.61 |
0.59 |
(4) |
$ 96,250 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:
About May 2021 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.
(8) Estimate not released.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
