25 Series · SOC 25-2052
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $65,120
- Median / year
- +3.4%
- 2024→2025
- $103,010
- Top 10% earn
- -1.8%
- Growth '24–'34
- 260,870
- Estimated US jobs
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School earn a median of $65,120 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $65,120, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $49,350 (10th percentile) to $103,010 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 260,870 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($97,910).
The pay verdict
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School earn a median of $65,120, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 57% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #45 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 1.8% by 2034.
- $65,120
- Median annual wage
- Top 43%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #45 of 64
- in Educational Instruction and Library
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $97,910. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School moved from $60,460 in May 2019 to $65,120 in May 2025 (+7.7%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School sits -16.7 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (SOC 25-2052) has a national median of $65,120 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $49,350 to $103,010, and the published mean is $72,650. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 260,870 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 52 state or territory areas and 466 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $63,000 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $65,120 in May 2025, a rise of $2,120 (+3.4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 15,400 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Educational Instruction and Library Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $97,910, which is +50% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $105,290. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$65,120
per year
Median Hourly
N/A
per hour
Mean Salary
$72,650
average
Employment
260,870
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$65,120 Top 43% higher than 57% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$65,120 · 57th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Teaching Assistants,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.5%, Median annual wage $36780
- Elementary School Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2%, Median annual wage $63970
- Secondary School Tea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $72040
- Middle School Teache…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2%, Median annual wage $64370
- Substitute Teachers,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.6%, Median annual wage $41670
- Preschool Teachers, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $38140
- Self-Enrichment Teac…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $46800
- Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $65120
- Instructional Coordi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.3%, Median annual wage $77440
- Health Specialties T…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 17.3%, Median annual wage $107310
- Tutors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $43350
- Teaching Assistants,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $42910
- Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $74260
- Postsecondary Teache…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.8%, Median annual wage $77640
- Librarians and Media…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $68270
- Educational Instruct…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $50890
- Career/Technical Edu…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.7%, Median annual wage $63820
- Teachers and Instruc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $66140
- Career/Technical Edu…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $66270
- Kindergarten Teacher…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $62680
- Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.9%, Median annual wage $66810
- Art, Drama, and Musi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $78620
- Business Teachers, P…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $99080
- Nursing Instructors …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.8%, Median annual wage $80250
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-1.8%
Declining
Annual Openings
15,400
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-4,100
230,200 (2024) → 226,100 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Educational Instruction and Library Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
3.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $55,810 |
| 2016 | $57,040 |
| 2017 | $58,600 |
| 2018 | $59,390 |
| 2019 | $60,460 |
| 2020 | $60,620 |
| 2021 | $61,640 |
| 2022 | $62,390 |
| 2023 | $64,910 |
| 2024 | $63,000 |
| 2025 | $65,120 |
2015 median
$55,810
2025 median
$65,120
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$4,660 (+7.7%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+1.2%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $55,810 | First banked release | 195,780 |
| May 2016 | $57,040 | +2.2% | 190,530 |
| May 2017 | $58,600 | +2.7% | 184,920 |
| May 2018 | $59,390 | +1.3% | 185,190 |
| May 2019 | $60,460 | Classification break | 193,830 |
| May 2020 | $60,620 | +0.3% | 191,170 |
| May 2021 | $61,640 | +1.7% | 187,070 |
| May 2022 | $62,390 | +1.2% | 195,010 |
| May 2023 | $64,910 | +4.0% | 212,850 |
| May 2024 | $63,000 | -2.9% | 231,570 |
| May 2025 | $65,120 | +3.4% | 260,870 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $55,810 in May 2015 to $65,120 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +1.2% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 193,830 in May 2019 to 260,870 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $97,910 | +50% above national |
| 2 | California | $97,170 | +49% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $95,040 | +46% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $91,350 | +40% above national |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $84,300 | +29% above national |
| 6 | Connecticut | $82,950 | +27% above national |
| 7 | New York | $81,260 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Alaska | $80,230 | +23% above national |
| 9 | Maryland | $78,850 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Illinois | $77,960 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Oregon | $77,700 | +19% above national |
| 12 | New Jersey | $76,660 | +18% above national |
| 13 | New Mexico | $76,420 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Michigan | $74,600 | +15% above national |
| 15 | Colorado | $74,290 | +14% above national |
| 16 | Vermont | $74,200 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Ohio | $73,970 | +14% above national |
| 18 | Georgia | $72,880 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $72,680 | +12% above national |
| 20 | Virginia | $67,740 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Minnesota | $67,620 | +4% above national |
| 22 | Delaware | $65,990 | +1% above national |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $65,160 | same as national |
| 24 | Nevada | $65,110 | same as national |
| 25 | Alabama | $64,520 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Idaho | $63,610 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Tennessee | $62,560 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Nebraska | $62,420 | 4% below national |
| 29 | South Carolina | $62,360 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Texas | $62,330 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Maine | $61,880 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $61,520 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Utah | $61,290 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Hawaii | $60,940 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Wyoming | $60,930 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Iowa | $60,440 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Kentucky | $60,060 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Kansas | $59,970 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $58,850 | 10% below national |
| 40 | Louisiana | $58,800 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Indiana | $58,760 | 10% below national |
| 42 | North Carolina | $58,260 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | $58,220 | 11% below national |
| 44 | North Dakota | $57,950 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Montana | $57,630 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Missouri | $57,260 | 12% below national |
| 47 | Arizona | $56,030 | 14% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $54,290 | 17% below national |
| 49 | South Dakota | $51,090 | 22% below national |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $50,630 | 22% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $50,570 | 22% below national |
| 52 | West Virginia | $50,380 | 23% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $105,290 | +62% above national |
| 2 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $104,810 | +61% above national |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $100,150 | +54% above national |
| 4 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $99,840 | +53% above national |
| 5 | El Centro, CA | $99,020 | +52% above national |
| 6 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $98,940 | +52% above national |
| 7 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $98,640 | +51% above national |
| 8 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $98,330 | +51% above national |
| 9 | Vallejo, CA | $98,260 | +51% above national |
| 10 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $97,860 | +50% above national |
| 11 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $97,410 | +50% above national |
| 12 | Merced, CA | $97,340 | +49% above national |
| 13 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $97,260 | +49% above national |
| 14 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $96,970 | +49% above national |
| 15 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $96,290 | +48% above national |
| 16 | Fresno, CA | $95,950 | +47% above national |
| 17 | Bellingham, WA | $95,610 | +47% above national |
| 18 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $95,040 | +46% above national |
| 19 | Yuba City, CA | $94,260 | +45% above national |
| 20 | Napa, CA | $92,970 | +43% above national |
| 21 | Redding, CA | $92,820 | +43% above national |
| 22 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $91,840 | +41% above national |
| 23 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $91,610 | +41% above national |
| 24 | Chico, CA | $91,510 | +41% above national |
| 25 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $87,550 | +34% above national |
| 26 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $85,330 | +31% above national |
| 27 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $85,000 | +31% above national |
| 28 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $84,730 | +30% above national |
| 29 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $83,140 | +28% above national |
| 30 | Yakima, WA | $82,790 | +27% above national |
| 31 | Santa Fe, NM | $82,590 | +27% above national |
| 32 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $82,180 | +26% above national |
| 33 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $81,910 | +26% above national |
| 34 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $81,750 | +26% above national |
| 35 | Kingston, NY | $81,540 | +25% above national |
| 36 | Worcester, MA | $81,330 | +25% above national |
| 37 | Barnstable Town, MA | $81,250 | +25% above national |
| 38 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $81,150 | +25% above national |
| 39 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $81,140 | +25% above national |
| 40 | Bend, OR | $81,050 | +24% above national |
| 41 | Boulder, CO | $80,920 | +24% above national |
| 42 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $80,800 | +24% above national |
| 43 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $80,730 | +24% above national |
| 44 | Modesto, CA | $80,570 | +24% above national |
| 45 | Salem, OR | $80,110 | +23% above national |
| 46 | Springfield, MA | $79,970 | +23% above national |
| 47 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $79,880 | +23% above national |
| 48 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $79,760 | +22% above national |
| 49 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $79,690 | +22% above national |
| 50 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,310 | +22% above national |
| 51 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $79,220 | +22% above national |
| 52 | New Haven, CT | $79,150 | +22% above national |
| 53 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $78,980 | +21% above national |
| 54 | Albuquerque, NM | $78,670 | +21% above national |
| 55 | Lancaster, PA | $78,470 | +21% above national |
| 56 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $78,330 | +20% above national |
| 57 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $77,960 | +20% above national |
| 58 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $77,930 | +20% above national |
| 59 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $77,840 | +20% above national |
| 60 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $77,740 | +19% above national |
| 61 | Corvallis, OR | $77,700 | +19% above national |
| 62 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $77,460 | +19% above national |
| 63 | Saginaw, MI | $77,430 | +19% above national |
| 64 | Springfield, IL | $77,430 | +19% above national |
| 65 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $77,240 | +19% above national |
| 66 | Reading, PA | $77,230 | +19% above national |
| 67 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $77,210 | +19% above national |
| 68 | Harrisonburg, VA | $76,940 | +18% above national |
| 69 | Akron, OH | $76,760 | +18% above national |
| 70 | Springfield, OH | $76,580 | +18% above national |
| 71 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $76,450 | +17% above national |
| 72 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $76,320 | +17% above national |
| 73 | Lexington Park, MD | $76,190 | +17% above national |
| 74 | York-Hanover, PA | $76,120 | +17% above national |
| 75 | Farmington, NM | $75,830 | +16% above national |
| 76 | Columbus, OH | $75,710 | +16% above national |
| 77 | Syracuse, NY | $75,690 | +16% above national |
| 78 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $75,340 | +16% above national |
| 79 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $75,250 | +16% above national |
| 80 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $75,240 | +16% above national |
| 81 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $75,190 | +15% above national |
| 82 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $75,080 | +15% above national |
| 83 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $74,860 | +15% above national |
| 84 | Las Cruces, NM | $74,470 | +14% above national |
| 85 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $74,290 | +14% above national |
| 86 | Cleveland, OH | $73,630 | +13% above national |
| 87 | Battle Creek, MI | $73,380 | +13% above national |
| 88 | Jackson, MI | $72,910 | +12% above national |
| 89 | Rockford, IL | $72,910 | +12% above national |
| 90 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $72,440 | +11% above national |
| 91 | Warner Robins, GA | $72,080 | +11% above national |
| 92 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $71,570 | +10% above national |
| 93 | Medford, OR | $70,910 | +9% above national |
| 94 | Montgomery, AL | $70,790 | +9% above national |
| 95 | St. Cloud, MN | $70,790 | +9% above national |
| 96 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $70,780 | +9% above national |
| 97 | Vineland, NJ | $70,120 | +8% above national |
| 98 | Hinesville, GA | $67,650 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Chambersburg, PA | $67,510 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Eau Claire, WI | $66,960 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Ann Arbor, MI | $66,710 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $66,500 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Duluth, MN-WI | $66,420 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Binghamton, NY | $66,300 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $66,000 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Niles, MI | $65,970 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Flint, MI | $65,860 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Rochester, MN | $65,620 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Decatur, IL | $65,390 | same as national |
| 110 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $65,170 | same as national |
| 111 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $65,080 | same as national |
| 112 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $64,830 | same as national |
| 113 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $64,750 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $64,640 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,640 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Toledo, OH | $64,580 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Grand Junction, CO | $64,540 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Pittsfield, MA | $64,460 | 1% below national |
| 119 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,430 | 1% below national |
| 120 | Utica-Rome, NY | $64,280 | 1% below national |
| 121 | Madison, WI | $64,270 | 1% below national |
| 122 | Salisbury, MD | $64,270 | 1% below national |
| 123 | Bloomington, IL | $64,250 | 1% below national |
| 124 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $64,230 | 1% below national |
| 125 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $64,220 | 1% below national |
| 126 | Grand Island, NE | $64,080 | 2% below national |
| 127 | Lima, OH | $64,020 | 2% below national |
| 128 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $64,010 | 2% below national |
| 129 | El Paso, TX | $64,000 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Mobile, AL | $63,850 | 2% below national |
| 131 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $63,750 | 2% below national |
| 132 | Gainesville, GA | $63,650 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Twin Falls, ID | $63,600 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Idaho Falls, ID | $63,590 | 2% below national |
| 135 | Albany, OR | $63,510 | 2% below national |
| 136 | Ames, IA | $63,480 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Boise City, ID | $63,480 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $63,430 | 3% below national |
| 139 | Mansfield, OH | $63,400 | 3% below national |
| 140 | Elmira, NY | $63,370 | 3% below national |
| 141 | Columbia, SC | $63,270 | 3% below national |
| 142 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $63,220 | 3% below national |
| 143 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,220 | 3% below national |
| 144 | Pittsburgh, PA | $63,200 | 3% below national |
| 145 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $63,190 | 3% below national |
| 146 | Roanoke, VA | $63,160 | 3% below national |
| 147 | Greeley, CO | $63,150 | 3% below national |
| 148 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63,140 | 3% below national |
| 149 | Pueblo, CO | $63,010 | 3% below national |
| 150 | Billings, MT | $63,000 | 3% below national |
| 151 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,970 | 3% below national |
| 152 | Glens Falls, NY | $62,920 | 3% below national |
| 153 | State College, PA | $62,730 | 4% below national |
| 154 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $62,600 | 4% below national |
| 155 | Monroe, MI | $62,580 | 4% below national |
| 156 | Johnson City, TN | $62,560 | 4% below national |
| 157 | Ogden, UT | $62,440 | 4% below national |
| 158 | Altoona, PA | $62,430 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Reno, NV | $62,370 | 4% below national |
| 160 | Huntsville, AL | $62,350 | 4% below national |
| 161 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $62,340 | 4% below national |
| 162 | Spartanburg, SC | $62,340 | 4% below national |
| 163 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $62,320 | 4% below national |
| 164 | Richmond, VA | $62,310 | 4% below national |
| 165 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $62,230 | 4% below national |
| 166 | Traverse City, MI | $62,230 | 4% below national |
| 167 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $62,230 | 4% below national |
| 168 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $62,200 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $62,190 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Florence, SC | $62,180 | 5% below national |
| 171 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,110 | 5% below national |
| 172 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $62,020 | 5% below national |
| 173 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,940 | 5% below national |
| 174 | Lincoln, NE | $61,930 | 5% below national |
| 175 | Ithaca, NY | $61,910 | 5% below national |
| 176 | Kenosha, WI | $61,880 | 5% below national |
| 177 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $61,850 | 5% below national |
| 178 | Williamsport, PA | $61,830 | 5% below national |
| 179 | Laredo, TX | $61,780 | 5% below national |
| 180 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $61,680 | 5% below national |
| 181 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $61,610 | 5% below national |
| 182 | Charlottesville, VA | $61,590 | 5% below national |
| 183 | Bowling Green, KY | $61,500 | 6% below national |
| 184 | Guayama, PR | $61,490 | 6% below national |
| 185 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $61,450 | 6% below national |
| 186 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $61,440 | 6% below national |
| 187 | Iowa City, IA | $61,440 | 6% below national |
| 188 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,420 | 6% below national |
| 189 | Kankakee, IL | $61,420 | 6% below national |
| 190 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $61,350 | 6% below national |
| 191 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $61,240 | 6% below national |
| 192 | Peoria, IL | $61,200 | 6% below national |
| 193 | Green Bay, WI | $61,170 | 6% below national |
| 194 | Valdosta, GA | $61,170 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Erie, PA | $61,160 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $61,100 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,050 | 6% below national |
| 198 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $61,030 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Mankato, MN | $61,010 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Jacksonville, FL | $60,990 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Johnstown, PA | $60,980 | 6% below national |
| 202 | Elizabethtown, KY | $60,910 | 6% below national |
| 203 | Colorado Springs, CO | $60,900 | 6% below national |
| 204 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $60,860 | 7% below national |
| 205 | Cheyenne, WY | $60,800 | 7% below national |
| 206 | Rapid City, SD | $60,800 | 7% below national |
| 207 | Sheboygan, WI | $60,790 | 7% below national |
| 208 | Minot, ND | $60,780 | 7% below national |
| 209 | Owensboro, KY | $60,760 | 7% below national |
| 210 | Rochester, NY | $60,760 | 7% below national |
| 211 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $60,750 | 7% below national |
| 212 | Columbus, GA-AL | $60,680 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $60,670 | 7% below national |
| 214 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $60,610 | 7% below national |
| 215 | St. George, UT | $60,590 | 7% below national |
| 216 | Waco, TX | $60,580 | 7% below national |
| 217 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $60,570 | 7% below national |
| 218 | Dover, DE | $60,520 | 7% below national |
| 219 | Dubuque, IA | $60,470 | 7% below national |
| 220 | Corpus Christi, TX | $60,440 | 7% below national |
| 221 | Ponce, PR | $60,430 | 7% below national |
| 222 | Knoxville, TN | $60,390 | 7% below national |
| 223 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $60,390 | 7% below national |
| 224 | Amarillo, TX | $60,340 | 7% below national |
| 225 | Appleton, WI | $60,330 | 7% below national |
| 226 | Baton Rouge, LA | $60,310 | 7% below national |
| 227 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $60,300 | 7% below national |
| 228 | Topeka, KS | $60,240 | 7% below national |
| 229 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $60,220 | 8% below national |
| 230 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $60,160 | 8% below national |
| 231 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $60,150 | 8% below national |
| 232 | Wausau, WI | $60,150 | 8% below national |
| 233 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $60,110 | 8% below national |
| 234 | Fond du Lac, WI | $60,060 | 8% below national |
| 235 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,000 | 8% below national |
| 236 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,000 | 8% below national |
| 237 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $59,970 | 8% below national |
| 238 | Wichita Falls, TX | $59,790 | 8% below national |
| 239 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $59,780 | 8% below national |
| 240 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $59,710 | 8% below national |
| 241 | Arecibo, PR | $59,690 | 8% below national |
| 242 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $59,670 | 8% below national |
| 243 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,660 | 8% below national |
| 244 | Savannah, GA | $59,660 | 8% below national |
| 245 | Decatur, AL | $59,650 | 8% below national |
| 246 | Midland, TX | $59,650 | 8% below national |
| 247 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,500 | 9% below national |
| 248 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $59,460 | 9% below national |
| 249 | Dalton, GA | $59,440 | 9% below national |
| 250 | Wichita, KS | $59,350 | 9% below national |
| 251 | Aguadilla, PR | $59,310 | 9% below national |
| 252 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $59,280 | 9% below national |
| 253 | Cleveland, TN | $59,220 | 9% below national |
| 254 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $59,220 | 9% below national |
| 255 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $59,130 | 9% below national |
| 256 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $59,110 | 9% below national |
| 257 | Fort Wayne, IN | $59,000 | 9% below national |
| 258 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $58,960 | 9% below national |
| 259 | Hot Springs, AR | $58,950 | 9% below national |
| 260 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $58,930 | 10% below national |
| 261 | Bismarck, ND | $58,880 | 10% below national |
| 262 | Manhattan, KS | $58,860 | 10% below national |
| 263 | Lubbock, TX | $58,820 | 10% below national |
| 264 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $58,810 | 10% below national |
| 265 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $58,810 | 10% below national |
| 266 | Longview, TX | $58,650 | 10% below national |
| 267 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $58,260 | 11% below national |
| 268 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $58,090 | 11% below national |
| 269 | Abilene, TX | $58,080 | 11% below national |
| 270 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $58,040 | 11% below national |
| 271 | Lynchburg, VA | $57,940 | 11% below national |
| 272 | Victoria, TX | $57,720 | 11% below national |
| 273 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $57,660 | 11% below national |
| 274 | Lawton, OK | $57,630 | 12% below national |
| 275 | Tyler, TX | $57,610 | 12% below national |
| 276 | Bangor, ME | $57,570 | 12% below national |
| 277 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $57,520 | 12% below national |
| 278 | Mayaguez, PR | $57,490 | 12% below national |
| 279 | Bloomington, IN | $57,230 | 12% below national |
| 280 | Muncie, IN | $56,900 | 13% below national |
| 281 | Oklahoma City, OK | $56,790 | 13% below national |
| 282 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,410 | 13% below national |
| 283 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $56,230 | 14% below national |
| 284 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $56,040 | 14% below national |
| 285 | Greenville, NC | $55,970 | 14% below national |
| 286 | Fayetteville, NC | $55,820 | 14% below national |
| 287 | Winston-Salem, NC | $55,750 | 14% below national |
| 288 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $55,380 | 15% below national |
| 289 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $55,220 | 15% below national |
| 290 | Jonesboro, AR | $54,760 | 16% below national |
| 291 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $54,350 | 17% below national |
| 292 | Burlington, NC | $53,920 | 17% below national |
| 293 | Monroe, LA | $53,820 | 17% below national |
| 294 | Jacksonville, NC | $53,660 | 18% below national |
| 295 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $53,250 | 18% below national |
| 296 | Jackson, TN | $52,370 | 20% below national |
| 297 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $52,360 | 20% below national |
| 298 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $52,290 | 20% below national |
| 299 | Lake Charles, LA | $51,630 | 21% below national |
| 300 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $51,490 | 21% below national |
| 301 | Terre Haute, IN | $51,320 | 21% below national |
| 302 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $51,130 | 21% below national |
| 303 | Evansville, IN | $51,120 | 21% below national |
| 304 | Jackson, MS | $50,770 | 22% below national |
| 305 | Tulsa, OK | $50,720 | 22% below national |
| 306 | Tucson, AZ | $50,660 | 22% below national |
| 307 | San Angelo, TX | $50,600 | 22% below national |
| 308 | Goldsboro, NC | $50,420 | 23% below national |
| 309 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $50,400 | 23% below national |
| 310 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $50,270 | 23% below national |
| 311 | Charleston, WV | $49,240 | 24% below national |
| 312 | Joplin, MO-KS | $49,210 | 24% below national |
| 313 | Wilmington, NC | $49,170 | 24% below national |
| 314 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $49,120 | 25% below national |
| 315 | Paducah, KY-IL | $49,110 | 25% below national |
| 316 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $49,050 | 25% below national |
| 317 | Asheville, NC | $49,030 | 25% below national |
| 318 | Springfield, MO | $48,970 | 25% below national |
| 319 | Lawrence, KS | $48,930 | 25% below national |
| 320 | Enid, OK | $48,890 | 25% below national |
| 321 | Alexandria, LA | $48,710 | 25% below national |
| 322 | Morgantown, WV | $48,690 | 25% below national |
| 323 | Yuma, AZ | $48,680 | 25% below national |
| 324 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $48,440 | 26% below national |
| 325 | Rocky Mount, NC | $47,910 | 26% below national |
| 326 | Hattiesburg, MS | $47,790 | 27% below national |
| 327 | Lafayette, LA | $47,710 | 27% below national |
| 328 | Logan, UT-ID | $47,560 | 27% below national |
| 329 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $47,420 | 27% below national |
| 330 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $47,300 | 27% below national |
| 331 | Fargo, ND-MN | $47,070 | 28% below national |
| 332 | Jefferson City, MO | $46,230 | 29% below national |
| 333 | Columbia, MO | $46,120 | 29% below national |
| 334 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $45,600 | 30% below national |
| 335 | Missoula, MT | $44,420 | 32% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 25 (Educational Instruction and Library Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
SOC 25-3011
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1041
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1061
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1031
Archivists
SOC 25-4011
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Educational Instruction and Library Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($65,120 here) and reported employment (260,870 jobs here).
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