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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

25-2057 Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle 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, Middle School
Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, Middle School

National estimates for Special Education Teachers, Middle School:

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

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
82,970 2.4 % (4) $ 69,530 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, Middle School:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 46,220 $ 50,920 $ 62,990 $ 80,010 $ 100,560
  (4)

Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, Middle School:

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

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 82,750 0.99 (4) $ 69,560
Other Residential Care Facilities 30 0.02 (4) $ 52,510
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 30 0.00 (4) $ 73,730

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 82,750 0.99 (4) $ 69,560
Other Residential Care Facilities 30 0.02 (4) $ 52,510
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 30 0.00 (4) $ 73,730

Top paying industries for Special Education Teachers, Middle School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 30 (7) (4) $ 73,730
Elementary and Secondary Schools 82,750 0.99 (4) $ 69,560
Other Residential Care Facilities 30 0.02 (4) $ 52,510


Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, Middle School:

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



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


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 7,350 0.57 1.01 (4) $ 61,280
New Jersey 7,140 1.74 3.09 (4) $ 77,500
New York 6,760 0.74 1.32 (4) $ 93,630
Ohio 5,650 1.05 1.87 (4) $ 66,980
California 4,690 0.27 0.47 (4) $ 90,380


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


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 7,140 1.74 3.09 (4) $ 77,500
Vermont 450 1.52 2.71 (4) $ 62,390
Wyoming 280 1.05 1.88 (4) $ 63,620
Ohio 5,650 1.05 1.87 (4) $ 66,980
Maryland 2,650 1.00 1.79 (4) $ 75,940


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


Top paying states for Special Education Teachers, Middle School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 6,760 0.74 1.32 (4) $ 93,630
California 4,690 0.27 0.47 (4) $ 90,380
District of Columbia 240 0.34 0.61 (4) $ 86,250
Washington 1,480 0.43 0.77 (4) $ 83,990
Connecticut 1,020 0.63 1.12 (4) $ 82,510



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


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, Middle 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 9,410 1.02 1.83 (4) $ 91,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,690 0.97 1.73 (4) $ 77,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,640 0.60 1.07 (4) $ 69,850
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,420 0.89 1.58 (4) $ 79,280
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,120 0.70 1.25 (4) $ 80,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,010 0.53 0.94 (4) $ 64,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,990 0.33 0.58 (4) $ 88,530
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,730 0.56 1.01 (4) $ 63,650
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,600 0.59 1.05 (4) $ 80,400
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,400 1.08 1.93 (4) $ 72,200


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


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pittsfield, MA 120 3.08 5.49 (4) $ 65,990
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 150 2.53 4.52 (4) $ 71,040
Ocean City, NJ 70 1.76 3.15 (4) $ 75,060
Kingston, NY 90 1.65 2.94 (4) $ 91,820
Janesville-Beloit, WI 110 1.64 2.92 (4) $ 54,890
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 200 1.63 2.91 (4) $ 76,360
East Stroudsburg, PA 90 1.56 2.78 (4) $ 84,470
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 380 1.47 2.63 (4) $ 60,170
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 60 1.46 2.59 (4) $ 61,100
Pueblo, CO 90 1.43 2.55 (4) $ 55,720


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


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 420 0.18 0.32 (4) $ 109,760
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 490 0.30 0.54 (4) $ 100,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 260 0.23 0.42 (4) $ 93,750
Kingston, NY 90 1.65 2.94 (4) $ 91,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 9,410 1.02 1.83 (4) $ 91,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 710 0.35 0.63 (4) $ 89,110
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 110 0.92 1.64 (4) $ 88,840
Bakersfield, CA 80 0.25 0.44 (4) $ 88,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,990 0.33 0.58 (4) $ 88,530
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 220 0.56 0.99 (4) $ 88,070

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 250 1.57 2.80 (4) $ 60,320
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 250 1.01 1.79 (4) $ 48,350
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 250 1.37 2.44 (4) $ 50,700
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 220 0.96 1.72 (4) $ 46,460
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 190 1.17 2.08 (4) $ 51,000

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 150 2.31 4.12 (4) $ 48,200
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 150 2.22 3.95 (4) $ 55,270
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 120 1.74 3.11 (4) $ 53,610
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 170 1.69 3.00 (4) $ 60,780
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 250 1.57 2.80 (4) $ 60,320

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 0.87 1.55 (4) $ 88,000
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.50 0.89 (4) $ 79,260
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 70 0.51 0.91 (4) $ 76,350
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 30 0.92 1.64 (4) $ 75,130
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 0.69 1.23 (4) $ 73,220


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