Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of middle school special education teachers in Madison is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Middle School Special Education Teachers in Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,330
25th Percentile Wage
$54,830
50th Percentile Wage
$63,130
75th Percentile Wage
$74,000
90th Percentile Wage
$81,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,330.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$63,130
6.43% 20.26%
2017
$59,070
4.54% -
2016
$56,390
7.08% -
2015
$52,400
-0.95% -
2014
$52,900
1.32% -
2013
$52,200
3.56% -
2012
$50,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,130 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for middle school special education teachers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Madison is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Sheboygan and 63.2 percent (63.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oshkosh-Neenah.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sheboygan
$77,030
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$69,330
Janesville
$64,310
Madison
$63,130
Lake County-Kenosha County
$60,770
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$56,680
Green Bay
$54,710
Appleton
$53,700
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$51,340
Eau Claire
$50,810
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$50,730
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$49,820
La Crosse
$48,950
Duluth
$46,650
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$46,580
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$46,070
Racine
$39,200
Oshkosh-Neenah
$23,220

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.