Salary by state
Special Education Teachers Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Special Education Teachers — median wage by state
- Washington: $101,120, COL-adjusted $94,505
- California: $101,060, COL-adjusted $91,292
- District of Columbia: $99,670, COL-adjusted $90,692
- Maryland: $93,530, COL-adjusted $89,076
- Rhode Island: $92,990, COL-adjusted $90,899
- New York: $89,310, COL-adjusted $82,771
- Massachusetts: $83,890, COL-adjusted $79,291
- New Jersey: $83,770, COL-adjusted $76,994
- Connecticut: $81,710, COL-adjusted $78,871
- Alaska: $80,580, COL-adjusted $78,691
- Illinois: $79,890, COL-adjusted $79,890
- Vermont: $79,360, COL-adjusted $80,980
- Delaware: $78,490, COL-adjusted $78,647
- Michigan: $78,050, COL-adjusted $81,133
- Oregon: $77,400, COL-adjusted $74,855
- Pennsylvania: $77,000, COL-adjusted $78,893
- New Mexico: $76,940, COL-adjusted $83,449
- Minnesota: $76,600, COL-adjusted $77,688
- Ohio: $76,180, COL-adjusted $82,091
- Georgia: $74,150, COL-adjusted $76,999
- New Hampshire: $69,560, COL-adjusted $66,756
- Virginia: $68,400, COL-adjusted $67,656
- Colorado: $67,240, COL-adjusted $65,218
- Hawaii: $65,980, COL-adjusted $59,982
- Texas: $64,830, COL-adjusted $66,766
- Arizona: $64,300, COL-adjusted $63,853
- Utah: $64,210, COL-adjusted $64,924
- Wisconsin: $63,520, COL-adjusted $67,503
- Nebraska: $63,460, COL-adjusted $70,433
- Wyoming: $62,750, COL-adjusted $67,691
- Montana: $62,310, COL-adjusted $65,867
- Alabama: $62,210, COL-adjusted $70,056
- South Carolina: $62,150, COL-adjusted $66,329
- Maine: $61,710, COL-adjusted $63,553
- Florida: $61,510, COL-adjusted $59,487
- Tennessee: $61,360, COL-adjusted $66,768
- North Dakota: $61,210, COL-adjusted $68,775
- Indiana: $61,130, COL-adjusted $65,520
- Nevada: $60,810, COL-adjusted $60,810
- Iowa: $60,780, COL-adjusted $69,226
- Kentucky: $60,730, COL-adjusted $67,328
- Idaho: $60,700, COL-adjusted $63,560
- Kansas: $60,700, COL-adjusted $67,370
- Oklahoma: $59,660, COL-adjusted $67,950
- Louisiana: $59,100, COL-adjusted $67,007
- Arkansas: $57,000, COL-adjusted $65,593
- North Carolina: $56,770, COL-adjusted $60,201
- Missouri: $55,920, COL-adjusted $61,586
- West Virginia: $55,390, COL-adjusted $61,888
- South Dakota: $54,810, COL-adjusted $61,862
- Mississippi: $51,970, COL-adjusted $59,736
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- Washington$101,120
- California$101,060
- District of Columbia$99,670
- Maryland$93,530
- Rhode Island$92,990
- New York$89,310
- Massachusetts$83,890
- New Jersey$83,770
- Connecticut$81,710
- Alaska$80,580
- Illinois$79,890
- Vermont$79,360
- Delaware$78,490
- Michigan$78,050
- Oregon$77,400
- Pennsylvania$77,000
- New Mexico$76,940
- Minnesota$76,600
- Ohio$76,180
- Georgia$74,150
- New Hampshire$69,560
- Virginia$68,400
- Colorado$67,240
- Hawaii$65,980
- Texas$64,830
- Arizona$64,300
- Utah$64,210
- Wisconsin$63,520
- Nebraska$63,460
- Wyoming$62,750
- Montana$62,310
- Alabama$62,210
- South Carolina$62,150
- Maine$61,710
- Florida$61,510
- Tennessee$61,360
- North Dakota$61,210
- Indiana$61,130
- Nevada$60,810
- Iowa$60,780
- Kentucky$60,730
- Idaho$60,700
- Kansas$60,700
- Oklahoma$59,660
- Louisiana$59,100
- Arkansas$57,000
- North Carolina$56,770
- Missouri$55,920
- West Virginia$55,390
- South Dakota$54,810
- Mississippi$51,970