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Highest Paying Industries for Middle School Special Education Teachers

The top 23 highest paying industries for middle school 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $71,220, vocational rehabilitation services is the highest paying industry for middle school special education teachers. It is followed by federal, state, and local government (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $69,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of middle school special education teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 23 Highest Paying Industries for Middle School Special Education Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$71,220	$42,750	40
2	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$69,230	$47,330	190
3	Federal, State, and Local Government	$69,230	$47,330	190
4	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$68,010	$48,640	170
5	Social Assistance	$63,000	$41,990	60
6	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$57,260	$38,850	88,330
7	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$57,220	$38,790	88,930
8	Educational Services - Local government owned	$57,200	$38,780	88,760
9	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$57,160	$38,740	89,640
10	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$56,810	$38,340	93,920
11	Educational Services	$56,760	$38,270	94,370
12	State government, including schools and hospitals	$49,570	$31,680	710
13	Educational Support Services	$49,470	$32,080	450
14	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$49,260	$31,910	680
15	Educational Services - State government owned	$49,260	$31,910	680
16	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$49,240	$31,960	430
17	Educational Services - Privately owned	$48,940	$34,030	4,920
18	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$48,920	$34,020	4,900
19	Health Care and Social Assistance	$46,370	$34,570	240
20	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$43,800	$30,700	60
21	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$43,790	$32,180	90
22	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$43,280	$32,530	130
23	Other Residential Care Facilities	$41,760	$32,860	40