The highest-paying states 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 of middle school special education teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $81,280, Oregon is the highest paying state for middle school special education teachers. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $79,900). 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 middle 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 | Oregon | $81,280 |
$52,300 | 590 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $79,900 |
$52,270 | 1,070 |
| 3 | New York | $79,230 |
$53,370 | 10,970 |
| 4 | California | $74,810 |
$49,030 | 4,710 |
| 5 | Alaska | $73,030 |
$53,530 | 270 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $72,540 |
$44,640 | 3,470 |
| 7 | Maryland | $72,000 |
$44,550 | 3,280 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $71,310 |
$48,100 | 240 |
| 9 | Virginia | $69,210 |
$43,940 | 3,150 |
| 10 | Delaware | $68,080 |
$48,900 | 130 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $68,050 |
$53,200 | 6,850 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $64,760 |
$42,300 | 1,690 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $64,060 |
$42,830 | 2,390 |
| 14 | Washington | $64,060 |
$45,750 | 1,210 |
| 15 | District of Columbia | $62,000 |
$39,950 | 190 |
| 16 | Vermont | $61,910 |
$43,390 | 240 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $61,540 |
$43,320 | 180 |
| 18 | Michigan | $60,400 |
$38,840 | 660 |
| 19 | Illinois | $60,140 |
$40,190 | 3,420 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $59,480 |
$46,800 | 260 |
| 21 | Ohio | $58,480 |
$36,880 | 4,370 |
| 22 | Georgia | $58,410 |
$40,380 | 4,040 |
| 23 | Idaho | $58,160 |
$38,530 | 100 |
| 24 | Iowa | $57,660 |
$40,820 | 750 |
| 25 | Maine | $57,320 |
$36,770 | 530 |
| 26 | Texas | $56,920 |
$43,770 | 7,620 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $56,330 |
$41,450 | 570 |
| 28 | Alabama | $55,140 |
$40,050 | 380 |
| 29 | Florida | $53,820 |
$40,720 | 2,490 |
| 30 | Kentucky | $53,710 |
$40,700 | 1,430 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $53,460 |
$40,700 | 1,050 |
| 32 | Kansas | $52,940 |
$39,400 | 420 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $52,730 |
$35,710 | 1,170 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $52,220 |
$36,190 | 580 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $51,550 |
$40,700 | 1,080 |
| 36 | Hawaii | $51,420 |
$40,340 | 400 |
| 37 | Nevada | $51,410 |
$42,570 | 360 |
| 38 | Utah | $51,210 |
$23,100 | 630 |
| 39 | Colorado | $50,970 |
$38,500 | 1,800 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $50,350 |
$41,340 | 1,610 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $49,580 |
$39,080 | 920 |
| 42 | Indiana | $49,180 |
$31,990 | 1,030 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $48,400 |
$35,120 | 2,950 |
| 44 | Missouri | $47,600 |
$33,330 | 1,490 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $47,340 |
$36,120 | 850 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $46,500 |
$34,270 | 490 |
| 47 | Montana | $44,880 |
$25,450 | 280 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $44,410 |
$34,140 | 290 |
| 49 | Arizona | $43,620 |
$32,400 | 1,560 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $42,900 |
$32,710 | 1,050 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $41,810 |
$32,810 | 950 |