Highest-paying Cities for All Other Special Education Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for all other special education teachers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of all other special education teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $122,470, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for all other special education teachers. It is followed by Fresno, California (average annual salary $116,310). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of all other special education teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for All Other Special Education Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$122,470	$59,780	3,560
2	Fresno, California	$116,310	$59,350	240
3	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$111,690	$47,370	130
4	Modesto, California	$101,790	$58,270	210
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$101,760	$44,600	390
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$100,270	$52,940	2,650
7	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$99,780	$47,490	50
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$97,050	$47,460	770
9	Albany, Oregon	$96,270	$76,010	n/a
10	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$95,310	$36,440	430
11	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$92,080	$55,740	60
12	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$89,550	$55,070	520
13	El Centro, California	$88,700	$47,840	40
14	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$88,400	$60,930	90
15	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$87,580	$62,310	170
16	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$87,530	$52,700	80
17	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$85,620	$43,960	730
18	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$85,160	$45,360	120
19	Bend, Oregon	$84,950	$59,600	50
20	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$84,940	$52,430	40
21	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$84,930	$58,830	1,730
22	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$83,650	$52,740	580
23	Madison, Wisconsin	$82,740	$49,930	60
24	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$82,480	$63,070	100
25	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$82,320	$53,970	70
26	Peabody, Massachusetts	$81,870	$47,370	n/a
27	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$81,280	$56,310	60
28	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$80,600	$55,380	110
29	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$80,540	$39,630	710
30	Flint, Michigan	$80,480	$50,300	150
31	Salem, Oregon	$80,350	$49,140	140
32	Medford, Oregon	$80,080	$58,310	60
33	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$79,910	$62,030	30
34	Waterbury, Connecticut	$79,500	$52,440	140
35	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$79,210	$59,480	40
36	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$79,050	$49,310	230
37	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$78,850	$49,260	30
38	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$78,740	$49,080	1,670
39	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$78,600	$60,930	40
40	Salinas, California	$78,500	$46,850	180
41	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$78,290	$62,930	50
42	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$78,220	$49,520	50
43	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$77,820	$56,630	80
44	Worcester, Massachusetts	$77,750	$52,660	350
45	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$77,510	$35,430	750
46	Lincoln, Nebraska	$77,320	$38,670	50
47	Jackson, Michigan	$77,150	$60,900	70
48	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$77,140	$42,810	40
49	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$77,110	$41,750	390
50	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$77,020	$42,800	120
51	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$76,740	$57,600	70
52	Stockton, California	$76,630	$40,220	120
53	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$75,510	$56,670	110
54	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$75,220	$40,580	380
55	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$75,070	$63,340	60
56	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$75,040	$43,210	150
57	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$74,710	$52,160	40
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$74,650	$35,460	3,790
59	Ocala, Florida	$74,650	$43,230	240
60	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$74,530	$51,530	70
61	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$74,410	$37,760	370
62	Merced, California	$74,200	$64,380	90
63	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$73,860	$61,400	n/a
64	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$73,190	$47,030	270
65	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$73,110	$55,080	40
66	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$72,960	$33,060	370
67	Chico, California	$72,380	$38,240	50
68	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$72,280	$44,220	n/a
69	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$71,990	$57,600	40
70	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$71,210	$43,440	660
71	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$70,990	$48,170	130
72	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$70,380	$33,580	n/a
73	Wilmington, New Jersey	$70,310	$53,190	50
74	Clarksville, Tennessee	$69,810	$55,470	210
75	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$68,480	$47,390	160
76	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$68,170	$50,560	30
77	Duluth, Wisconsin	$67,940	$49,570	50
78	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$67,850	$43,840	40
79	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$67,360	$53,810	n/a
80	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$67,030	$47,410	70
81	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$66,880	$39,550	310
82	Kansas City, Missouri	$66,820	$51,880	500
83	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$66,330	$19,270	110
84	Yuba City, California	$66,290	$66,290	110
85	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$65,800	$48,800	n/a
86	Monroe, Louisiana	$65,620	$44,500	50
87	Rochester, Minnesota	$65,580	$53,010	n/a
88	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$64,840	$42,110	210
89	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$64,500	$50,520	80
90	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$64,450	$36,420	2,410
91	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$64,200	$46,890	50
92	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$64,190	$47,690	180
93	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$64,160	$37,520	120
94	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$63,940	$43,620	50
95	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$63,910	$46,260	40
96	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$63,770	$49,900	40
97	St Cloud, Minnesota	$63,470	$59,090	40
98	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$63,390	$46,550	200
99	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$63,270	$46,930	n/a
100	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$63,250	$42,970	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for all other special education teachers.