Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 25-2059

Special Education Teachers, All Other

The published band from $48,440 to $120,080 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Law Teachers, Postsecondary.

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Same-major-group titles next to Special Education Teachers, All Other: Law Teachers, Postsecondary ($129K) , Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary ($93K) , Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary ($98K) , Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary ($97K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Special Education Teachers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Michigan $78,540
  2. 2. Rhode Island $80,080
  3. 3. New Mexico $86,520
  4. 4. Oregon $82,240
  5. 5. Virginia $77,280
  6. 6. Washington $76,790
  7. 7. Delaware $85,040
  8. 8. California $103,050
  9. 9. Massachusetts $78,440
  10. 10. Colorado $79,290

Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations careers next to Special Education Teachers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $98,070
  2. 2. Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $96,870
  3. 3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $107,310
  4. 4. Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $98,700
  5. 5. Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $94,980
  6. 6. Law Teachers, Postsecondary $128,500
  7. 7. Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $97,590
  8. 8. Business Teachers, Postsecondary $99,080
  9. 9. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $96,980
  10. 10. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $93,250
  11. 11. Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $99,650
  12. 12. Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $101,420
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$48,440 to $120,080
median $76,580 · ~2.5× spread
$77K
National median
↑ +1%
Growth 2024-2034
2,900
Annual openings
33,930
Estimated US jobs
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Highest-pay peer · $129K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree

The OEWS band for Special Education Teachers, All Other runs from $48,440 (10th) to $120,080 (90th), about 2.5× wide, with median $76,580. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +1% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 2,900 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Michigan at $78,540. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Law Teachers, Postsecondary at $128,500. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Special Education Teachers, All Other pay-rank #35 in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Special Education Teachers, All Other sits at pay-rank #35 of 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Special Education Teachers, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Special Education Teachers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 25-2059

Michigan · top state for Special Education Teachers, All Other

$79K published median

Rhode Island · #2 state pay

$80K · behind Michigan

Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Highest-pay peer vs Special Education Teachers, All Other · $129K

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Lower-pay peer beside Special Education Teachers, All Other · $93K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Special Education Teachers, All Other mid-table among Educational Instruction and Library Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #35 of 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary ($77K), Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary ($77K), Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary ($76K), Instructional Coordinators ($77K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
How wide is the published pay band for Special Education Teachers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $48,440 and the 90th at $120,080 for Special Education Teachers, All Other (2.5× spread). The national median is $76,580. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Special Education Teachers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Special Education Teachers, All Other is +1%. Projected annual openings: about 2,900. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Special Education Teachers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Special Education Teachers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Special Education Teachers, All Other? ▼
Michigan ($78,540), Rhode Island ($80,080), New Mexico ($86,520) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Special Education Teachers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 25-2059. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Special Education Teachers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics