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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

25-2059 Special Education Teachers, All Other

All special education teachers not listed separately.


National estimates for Special Education Teachers, All Other
Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, All Other
Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, All Other

National estimates for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
42,780 3.4 % (4) $ 74,310 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 38,680 $ 50,730 $ 63,950 $ 89,770 $ 121,850
  (4)

Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Special Education Teachers, All Other are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Special Education Teachers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 30,480 0.36 (4) $ 72,940
Educational Support Services 3,270 1.47 (4) $ 87,160
Individual and Family Services 1,370 0.05 (4) $ 82,680
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,150 0.02 (4) $ 82,570
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 820 0.14 (4) $ 62,720

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Educational Support Services 3,270 1.47 (4) $ 87,160
Elementary and Secondary Schools 30,480 0.36 (4) $ 72,940
Other Residential Care Facilities 390 0.26 (4) $ 57,990
Other Schools and Instruction 760 0.16 (4) $ 51,710
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 820 0.14 (4) $ 62,720

Top paying industries for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 560 0.02 (4) $ 118,540
Educational Support Services 3,270 1.47 (4) $ 87,160
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 750 0.07 (4) $ 86,430
Individual and Family Services 1,370 0.05 (4) $ 82,680
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,150 0.02 (4) $ 82,570


Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Special Education Teachers, All Other are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Special Education Teachers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of special education teachers, all other by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 8,650 0.49 1.70 (4) $ 81,580
Texas 5,980 0.46 1.59 (4) $ 61,040
New York 3,750 0.41 1.42 (4) $ 114,810
Florida 2,620 0.28 0.98 (4) $ 59,380
Georgia 2,580 0.56 1.93 (4) $ 60,220


Map of location quotient of special education teachers, all other by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Mexico 670 0.82 2.82 (4) $ 57,530
Oregon 1,470 0.77 2.68 (4) $ 86,560
Connecticut 1,160 0.71 2.46 (4) $ 65,090
Maryland 1,760 0.66 2.30 (4) $ 70,110
Massachusetts 2,340 0.66 2.27 (4) $ 85,410


Map of annual mean wages of special education teachers, all other by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 3,750 0.41 1.42 (4) $ 114,810
Oregon 1,470 0.77 2.68 (4) $ 86,560
Massachusetts 2,340 0.66 2.27 (4) $ 85,410
California 8,650 0.49 1.70 (4) $ 81,580
Delaware 50 0.11 0.37 (4) $ 80,550



Map of employment of special education teachers, all other by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,790 0.62 2.14 (4) $ 72,520
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,560 0.39 1.34 (4) $ 117,120
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,650 0.88 3.03 (4) $ 95,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,860 0.49 1.69 (4) $ 64,650
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,850 0.68 2.34 (4) $ 59,380
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,670 0.62 2.13 (4) $ 90,270
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,540 0.50 1.74 (4) $ 60,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,250 0.28 0.98 (4) $ 63,010
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 770 0.65 2.24 (4) $ 91,400
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 750 0.58 2.00 (4) $ 70,480


Map of location quotient of special education teachers, all other by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Waterbury, CT 140 2.20 7.60 (4) $ 72,880
Yuba City, CA 110 2.16 7.45 (4) $ 79,640
College Station-Bryan, TX 230 1.87 6.45 (4) $ 62,390
Tyler, TX 180 1.65 5.70 (4) $ 55,120
Albuquerque, NM 500 1.31 4.52 (4) $ 53,910
Abilene, TX 90 1.29 4.46 (4) $ 54,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 120 1.25 4.32 (4) $ 69,930
Worcester, MA-CT 350 1.22 4.23 (4) $ 74,530
Flint, MI 150 1.18 4.07 (4) $ 70,820
Merced, CA 90 1.17 4.05 (4) $ 91,760


Map of annual mean wages of special education teachers, all other by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,560 0.39 1.34 (4) $ 117,120
Fresno, CA 240 0.60 2.09 (4) $ 107,480
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 130 0.31 1.08 (4) $ 105,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 390 0.35 1.20 (4) $ 102,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 520 0.32 1.11 (4) $ 99,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,650 0.88 3.03 (4) $ 95,360
Santa Rosa, CA 170 0.85 2.93 (4) $ 93,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 730 0.30 1.05 (4) $ 92,130
Merced, CA 90 1.17 4.05 (4) $ 91,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 770 0.65 2.24 (4) $ 91,400

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 180 0.67 2.33 (4) $ 66,000
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 130 0.87 3.00 (4) $ 57,840
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 120 1.64 5.68 (4) $ 69,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 110 0.84 2.90 (4) $ 36,340
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 100 0.90 3.10 (4) $ 53,460

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 120 1.64 5.68 (4) $ 69,450
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 80 1.00 3.44 (4) $ 53,770
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 70 0.94 3.26 (4) $ 74,070
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 100 0.90 3.10 (4) $ 53,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 100 0.89 3.07 (4) $ 84,290

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.62 2.14 (4) $ 87,940
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 50 0.49 1.70 (4) $ 85,450
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 100 0.89 3.07 (4) $ 84,290
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 90 0.84 2.90 (4) $ 83,310
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 40 0.62 2.13 (4) $ 80,180


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023