The highest-paying states for kindergarten and elementary 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 of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $82,140, California is the highest paying state for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $80,770). 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 kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $82,140 |
$50,840 | 17,710 |
| 2 | New York | $80,770 |
$50,130 | 18,010 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $80,660 |
$50,130 | 2,620 |
| 4 | Oregon | $80,230 |
$57,100 | 1,580 |
| 5 | Washington | $79,950 |
$61,010 | 3,330 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $79,170 |
$51,640 | 5,580 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $78,290 |
$46,430 | 1,150 |
| 8 | Alaska | $77,210 |
$57,200 | 500 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $75,410 |
$43,210 | 880 |
| 10 | Ohio | $71,320 |
$44,530 | 8,160 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $69,720 |
$58,250 | 11,160 |
| 12 | Nevada | $66,370 |
$48,580 | 1,190 |
| 13 | Maryland | $65,330 |
$46,330 | 4,040 |
| 14 | Michigan | $64,060 |
$38,750 | 2,900 |
| 15 | Delaware | $63,250 |
$48,660 | 1,140 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $63,080 |
$49,290 | 6,270 |
| 17 | Illinois | $62,740 |
$47,720 | 12,060 |
| 18 | Texas | $62,120 |
$48,780 | 15,990 |
| 19 | Virginia | $61,960 |
$46,020 | 6,060 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $61,940 |
$45,250 | 1,380 |
| 21 | Georgia | $61,890 |
$46,500 | 7,660 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $61,810 |
$45,040 | 820 |
| 23 | Wyoming | $61,400 |
$48,900 | 550 |
| 24 | Colorado | $61,020 |
$46,080 | 3,960 |
| 25 | Minnesota | $60,980 |
$46,010 | 3,010 |
| 26 | Idaho | $60,590 |
$37,060 | 670 |
| 27 | Montana | $60,420 |
$39,560 | 760 |
| 28 | Kansas | $60,390 |
$46,410 | 1,270 |
| 29 | Vermont | $60,160 |
$46,220 | 570 |
| 30 | Utah | $60,130 |
$29,860 | 1,360 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $59,610 |
$45,440 | 3,340 |
| 32 | Maine | $58,760 |
$38,380 | 990 |
| 33 | Florida | $58,730 |
$43,970 | 7,010 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $58,710 |
$39,740 | 1,430 |
| 35 | North Dakota | $58,690 |
$47,240 | 520 |
| 36 | Iowa | $56,970 |
$38,000 | 2,120 |
| 37 | Alabama | $56,300 |
$42,070 | 790 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $52,790 |
$38,890 | 1,950 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $52,770 |
$45,710 | 4,390 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $52,680 |
$39,450 | 3,520 |
| 41 | Arizona | $51,640 |
$40,060 | 2,720 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $51,250 |
$43,260 | 4,450 |
| 43 | Indiana | $51,060 |
$39,570 | 3,470 |
| 44 | South Dakota | $49,310 |
$39,070 | 820 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $49,160 |
$37,670 | 4,960 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $48,820 |
$38,890 | 1,390 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $48,740 |
$30,460 | 1,560 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $48,170 |
$31,860 | 3,030 |
| 49 | Missouri | $46,900 |
$35,220 | 1,870 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $46,850 |
$38,140 | 2,260 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $30,260 |
$29,240 | 4,340 |
| 52 | Hawaii | $28,440 |
$28,120 | 70 |