Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary 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 Secondary School Special Education Teachers in Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,910
25th Percentile Wage
$44,670
50th Percentile Wage
$52,380
75th Percentile Wage
$61,330
90th Percentile Wage
$72,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary 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 $72,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,910.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$52,380
6.97% 14.83%
2017
$48,730
-1.40% -
2016
$49,410
-0.10% -
2015
$49,460
-9.04% -
2014
$53,930
7.40% -
2013
$49,940
10.67% -
2012
$44,610
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,380 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for secondary school special education teachers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Madison is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$63,960
Duluth
$62,650
Wausau
$59,780
Sheboygan
$58,930
Lake County-Kenosha County
$58,520
Appleton
$56,870
Janesville
$56,040
Racine
$55,850
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$53,810
La Crosse
$53,440
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$53,170
Madison
$52,380
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$52,340
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$49,870
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$49,100
Green Bay
$48,170
Eau Claire
$47,220
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$43,480

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.