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Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Role Overview

Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities. Excludes “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term” (25-3031).

Salary by State (top paying)

State Median salary
California $99,270
Washington $95,440
New York $91,280
Rhode Island $89,840
Massachusetts $85,020
Connecticut $83,010
Oregon $78,360
Alaska $78,000
District of Columbia $77,750
Pennsylvania $77,610
New Jersey $77,500
Maryland $76,550
New Mexico $75,940
Delaware $74,740
Utah $73,640

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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), BLS Employment Projections.

Median Annual Salary

$64,880

Projected Growth (10yr)

+-1.9%

Avg. annual openings

6.3k

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