Skip Navigation
Digest of Education Statistics
2023 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest


Table 211.70h.Employment and average annual wage of secondary school special education teachers in elementary and secondary education industry, by state or jurisdiction: 2016, 2019, and 2022
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State or jurisdictionEmploymentAverage annual wage (in current dollars)Average annual wage (in constant
2022 dollars)1
20162019202220162019202220162019
123456789
   United States125,640 (2,136)136,020 (2,584)148,030 (2,220)$65,000 (1,105)$65,890 (527)$71,560 (429)$79,260 (1,347)$75,430 (603)
Alabama650 (92)---(†)490 (54)52,030 (468)52,900 (688)56,610 (509)63,440 (571)60,560 (787)
Alaska280 (24)560 (35)530 (25)72,200 (1,300)73,550 (1,177)75,830 (986)88,040 (1,585)84,190 (1,347)
Arizona1,690 (42)2,320 (70)1,990 (80)49,480 (297)49,290 (197)57,270 (630)60,330 (362)56,420 (226)
Arkansas 1,300 (34)1,160 (37)1,340 (27)51,150 (460)50,460 (353)52,360 (367)62,370 (561)57,760 (404)
California 10,000 (1,190)8,530 (1,092)11,800 (625)82,140 (3,039)82,220 (2,878)98,040 (2,255)100,160 (3,706)94,120 (3,294)

Colorado

1,990

 

(30)

2,240

 

(31)

2,430

 

(29)

55,950

 

(280)

57,450

 

(287)

63,510

 

(318)

68,220

 

(341)

65,760

 

(329)
Connecticut1,790 (97)1,650 (94)1,410 (52)76,520 (612)78,340 (2,037)85,180 (681)93,310 (746)89,680 (2,332)
Delaware270 (44)550 (128)1,020 (112)65,330 (1,176)68,900 (1,654)68,640 (1,030)79,660 (1,434)78,870 (1,893)
District of Columbia 610 (102)340 (69)430 (79)71,070 (1,066)78,130 (3,672)83,360 (3,084)86,660 (1,300)89,440 (4,204)
Florida2,610 (386)4,690 (314)8,420 (253)49,490 (742)57,580 (1,036)66,710 (667)60,350 (905)65,910 (1,186)

Georgia

2,660

 

(460)

3,940

 

(879)

2,710

 

(374)

58,560

 

(1,113)

60,060

 

(601)

65,390

 

(2,092)

71,410

 

(1,357)

68,750

 

(688)
Hawaii150 (10)670 (5)690 (1)56,260 (506)60,480 (484)69,560 (1,809)68,600 (617)69,230 (554)
Idaho280 (60)200 (41)380 (60)52,990 (4,186)50,010 (2,801)51,790 (5,386)64,610 (5,104)57,250 (3,206)
Illinois6,670 (260)8,750 (368)9,190 (570)67,120 (738)70,800 (708)75,020 (1,500)81,840 (900)81,050 (810)
Indiana1,930 (104)2,130 (136)2,000 (134)53,540 (642)53,830 (807)59,180 (710)65,280 (783)61,620 (924)

Iowa

1,160

 

(191)

1,470

 

(244)

1,850

 

(187)

55,160

 

(1,103)

60,470

 

(1,693)

62,900

 

(1,258)

67,260

 

(1,345)

69,220

 

(1,938)
Kansas990 (23)1,120 (38)1,400 (49)54,460 (327)52,640 (263)65,190 (847)66,410 (398)60,260 (301)
Kentucky2,090 (6)1,610 (11)2,250 (9)54,090 (216)54,540 (164)56,000 (280)65,960 (264)62,430 (187)
Louisiana2,320 (37)2,360 (35)2,320 (21)51,300 (308)53,310 (160)54,110 (325)62,550 (375)61,020 (183)
Maine930 (86)450 (59)740 (68)50,670 (760)53,540 (1,285)57,900 (1,216)61,780 (927)61,290 (1,471)

Maryland

2,900

 

(421)

2,480

 

(320)

3,220

 

(383)

61,630

 

(1,787)

80,590

 

(2,257)

75,460

 

(1,509)

75,150

 

(2,179)

92,250

 

(2,583)
Massachusetts4,300 (108)4,510 (113)3,490 (98)68,550 (480)77,870 (545)83,990 (1,512)83,590 (585)89,140 (624)
Michigan1,640 (153)1,770 (227)1,780 (105)62,500 (1,500)63,300 (1,519)68,190 (750)76,210 (1,829)72,460 (1,739)
Minnesota3,700 (440)4,690 (431)5,260 (368)62,630 (1,440)64,250 (835)64,640 (840)76,370 (1,756)73,550 (956)
Mississippi1,250 (73)1,140 (98)1,270 (66)46,140 (369)49,220 (591)49,400 (494)56,260 (450)56,340 (676)

Missouri

2,070

 

(321)

2,290

 

(337)

2,870

 

(298)

56,710

 

(4,423)

47,480

 

(1,282)

53,820

 

(1,938)

69,150

 

(5,394)

54,350

 

(1,467)
Montana 550 (51)280 (49)360 (41)43,230 (1,643)54,010 (2,268)60,850 (2,860)52,710 (2,003)61,830 (2,597)
Nebraska 920 (50)870 (46)1,080 (46)56,470 (395)62,310 (498)62,940 (629)68,860 (482)71,330 (571)
Nevada 540 (16)480 (33)410 (2)58,090 (523)57,110 (685)67,310 (740)70,830 (637)65,370 (784)
New Hampshire 910 (86)710 (49)610 (48)59,030 (1,240)61,990 (682)64,940 (1,169)71,980 (1,512)70,960 (781)

New Jersey

6,580

 

(540)

6,340

 

(488)

6,080

 

(426)

73,110

 

(1,243)

76,460

 

(918)

80,390

 

(724)

89,150

 

(1,516)

87,530

 

(1,050)
New Mexico 580 (72)1,000 (163)800 (104)57,640 (1,729)55,040 (3,633)68,910 (3,239)70,280 (2,109)63,010 (4,158)
New York 14,990 (1,244)---(†)15,090 (1,102)91,970 (6,162)87,530 (2,188)90,490 (1,448)112,140 (7,514)100,200 (2,505)
North Carolina 4,150 (324)3,740 (299)3,230 (262)46,210 (416)51,120 (562)50,850 (864)56,350 (507)58,520 (644)
North Dakota 320 (27)370 (41)370 (24)53,110 (637)60,630 (667)59,390 (535)64,760 (777)69,400 (763)

Ohio

5,670

 

(567)

6,520

 

(574)

7,260

 

(508)

56,190

 

(1,011)

58,620

 

(1,290)

70,110

 

(1,192)

68,520

 

(1,233)

67,100

 

(1,476)
Oklahoma 1,340 (36)1,350 (30)1,810 (29)46,850 (375)50,370 (302)59,480 (416)57,130 (457)57,660 (346)
Oregon 1,020 (137)550 (96)760 (102)69,460 (2,848)79,000 (3,081)86,130 (3,445)84,700 (3,473)90,430 (3,527)
Pennsylvania 7,720 (540)8,150 (734)10,290 (833)62,180 (808)65,720 (854)67,040 (1,408)75,820 (986)75,230 (978)
Rhode Island 370 (9)440 (8)660 (24)71,410 (500)78,850 (394)78,160 (1,251)87,070 (610)90,260 (451)

South Carolina

1,350

 

(130)

1,310

 

(101)

1,600

 

(114)

53,560

 

(1,232)

55,170

 

(772)

53,160

 

(478)

65,310

 

(1,502)

63,150

 

(884)
South Dakota 470 (12)460 (12)430 (14)44,400 (266)45,380 (408)49,620 (546)54,140 (325)51,950 (468)
Tennessee 1,870 (28)---(†)2,480 (42)50,540 (253)56,730 (284)55,780 (390)61,630 (308)64,940 (325)
Texas 11,030 (176)13,370 (187)11,220 (348)58,000 (232)58,060 (290)61,290 (490)70,720 (283)66,460 (332)
Utah 900 (95)1,420 (237)1,070 (103)45,900 (2,708)42,380 (2,500)58,090 (988)55,970 (3,302)48,510 (2,862)

Vermont

400

 

(54)

430

 

(104)

830

 

(80)

64,410

 

(1,997)

65,510

 

(2,424)

63,340

 

(1,267)

78,540

 

(2,435)

74,990

 

(2,775)
Virginia 3,750 (109)4,070 (138)5,300 (122)66,940 (469)62,510 (563)72,880 (729)81,620 (571)71,560 (644)
Washington 1,960 (22)2,280 (55)2,360 (45)62,760 (251)71,440 (357)86,820 (695)76,530 (306)81,780 (409)
West Virginia 720 (134)530 (71)260 (70)45,540 (1,139)46,250 (1,850)53,470 (1,925)55,530 (1,388)52,940 (2,118)
Wisconsin 970 (126)1,390 (179)2,090 (180)51,930 (1,298)57,020 (1,426)60,290 (1,025)63,320 (1,583)65,270 (1,632)
Wyoming 350 (24)---(†)350 (30)57,590 (1,267)61,580 (554)63,290 (570)70,220 (1,545)70,490 (634)

Other jurisdictions
























  Guam---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)
  Puerto Rico---(†)---(†)200 (11)27,700 (2,382)---(†)34,900 (733)33,780 (2,905)---(†)
  U.S. Virgin Islands---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)---(†)
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
NOTE: Data are based on employment in jobs rather than on the number of full-time-equivalent teachers reported in other tables. As defined by the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification system, secondary school special education teachers are individuals who teach academic, social, and life skills to students at the specified school level 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 short-term substitute teachers. Estimates for each reported year are based on data combined by the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from six semiannual panels collected over a 3-year period. For example, the 2022 estimates are based on data collected in May 2022 combined with those collected in November 2019, May and November 2020, and May and November 2021. Caution should be used when interpreting estimates that draw from the 2020 and 2021 data due to the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on response rates and on data availability and data quality. The OEWS program classifies establishments into four types of ownership: federal government, state government, local government, and private. Estimates in this table include state government, local government, and private ownerships only. Employment includes all filled jobs by place of work, regardless of whether the job is full-time or part-time or whether it is temporary or permanent. The OEWS annual wage estimates are generally computed from hourly rates and assume a full-time, year-round schedule of 2,080 hours. However, for certain occupations (e.g., teachers, pilots, flight attendants), annual rates are reported directly. These data represent aggregated information that does not take into account differences (e.g., level of work performed, age and experience, cost of living, work schedule) that may exist among individuals and across ownership groups.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) MB3 research estimates, 2016 and 2019, and OEWS estimates, 2022. (This table was prepared August 2023.)

2023 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest