Middle School Special Ed Teacher Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There were about 102,000 jobs for middle school special ed teachers in the US in 2008. Compared to other occupations, unemployment for workers was ranked very low. The percentage of employees without jobs in 2008 was 2%.

Area Job Conditions

The cities with the most jobs for employees are Mansfield (Ohio), Leominster (Massachusetts), and Weirton (West Virginia), and cities with the least jobs are Bakersfield (California), Salt Lake City (Utah), and Memphis (Tennessee).

The highest salaries for middle school special ed teachers are found in Nassau (New York), Modesto (California), and Danbury (Connecticut), and the lowest-paying areas are in Sioux Falls (South Dakota), Joplin (Missouri), and Flagstaff (Arizona).

Training and Education

People who want to work as workers should consider getting a bachelor's degree. More than 87% of employees have a four year degree. About 8% of middle school special ed teachers have attended college, but not earned a bachelor's degree. For 5% of workers a high school diploma was all that was required. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

About 10% of middle school special ed teachers work part of the time.

Middle School Special Ed Teachers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of middle school special ed teachers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for middle school special ed teachers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$47,000	310
Montgomery	$46,000	80
Tuscaloosa	$45,000	50
Dothan	$46,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$43,000	380
Tucson	$40,000	180
Flagstaff	$35,000	60

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$51,000	160
Fayetteville	$47,000	60
Fort Smith	$42,000	50
Pine Bluff	$46,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Riverside	$58,000	690
Sacramento	$64,000	560
San Diego	$70,000	470
Santa Ana	$71,000	450
Fresno	$59,000	410
Oakland	$59,000	300
San Francisco	$62,000	230
San Jose	$59,000	200
Stockton	$61,000	120
Oxnard	$64,000	120
Modesto	$70,000	80
El Centro		80
Bakersfield	$58,000	50
Redding	$56,000	50
Santa Barbara	$58,000	50
Santa Rosa	$63,000	50
San Luis Obispo	$49,000	50
Yuba City	$60,000	40
Chico	$57,000	30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$53,000	660
Colorado Springs	$47,000	170
Greeley	$47,000	50

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$65,000	500
Bridgeport	$71,000	390
New Haven	$64,000	190
Norwich	$64,000	140
Danbury	$69,000	40
Waterbury	$60,000	30

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$57,000	420

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$65,000	2,190

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$54,000	910
Orlando	$48,000	660
Tallahassee	$47,000	130

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$50,000	1,940
Augusta	$57,000	210
Dalton	$51,000	80
Columbus	$49,000	70
Brunswick	$49,000	60

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$58,000	2,820
Rockford	$61,000	310
Peoria	$45,000	190
Champaign	$46,000	180
Kankakee	$57,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$53,000	560
Gary	$50,000	170
Fort Wayne	$48,000	170
South Bend	$52,000	50
Evansville	$44,000	40
Elkhart	$50,000	40
Kokomo	$48,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$44,000	170
Davenport	$48,000	150
Cedar Rapids	$44,000	120
Sioux City	$41,000	60
Ames	$47,000	50
Iowa City	$49,000	40

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$45,000	130
Lawrence	$43,000	60
Topeka	$43,000	40

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$51,000	540
Lexington	$45,000	180
Owensboro	$47,000	70

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$46,000	190
Bangor	$45,000	50
Lewiston	$46,000	40

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$56,000	1,410
Bethesda	$70,000	730
Salisbury	$54,000	80

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$61,000	1,410
Springfield	$52,000	540
Worcester	$55,000	340
Lowell	$59,000	220
Framingham	$57,000	180
New Bedford	$58,000	140
Brockton	$57,000	120
Lawrence	$61,000	120
Leominster	$57,000	110
Barnstable Town	$56,000	90
Haverhill	$56,000	50
Pittsfield	$59,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$62,000	620
Detroit	$51,000	260
Grand Rapids	$52,000	210
Lansing	$58,000	180
Flint	$56,000	110
Muskegon	$59,000	100
Saginaw	$63,000	90
Kalamazoo	$49,000	70
Jackson	$47,000	60
Holland	$56,000	60
Battle Creek	$46,000	40
Ann Arbor	$53,000	40
Niles	$50,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$54,000	1,880
Duluth	$45,000	120
Rochester	$46,000	90
St Cloud	$49,000	40

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$44,000	110
Gulfport	$47,000	60
Pascagoula	$41,000	60
Hattiesburg	$38,000	40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$47,000	1,570
Kansas City	$48,000	670
Springfield	$39,000	140
Columbia	$41,000	80
Jefferson City	$39,000	70
Joplin	$37,000	40

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$42,000	60

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$44,000	240
Lincoln	$47,000	170

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$50,000	130
Portsmouth	$52,000	50
Rochester	$45,000	40

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Edison	$57,000	1,370
Newark	$59,000	990
Camden	$58,000	860
Trenton	$63,000	250
Atlantic City	$57,000	200
Vineland	$58,000	100
Ocean City	$59,000	60

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$60,000	340
Farmington	$46,000	70

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$64,000	7,420
Nassau	$79,000	1,420
Rochester	$62,000	750
Buffalo	$59,000	400
Albany	$56,000	380
Poughkeepsie	$66,000	320
Syracuse	$56,000	290
Utica	$55,000	180
Binghamton	$55,000	110
Glens Falls	$57,000	80
Kingston	$68,000	80
Ithaca	$51,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$41,000	600
Greensboro	$40,000	530
Raleigh	$46,000	310
Winston Salem	$39,000	160
Durham	$44,000	100
Asheville	$43,000	90
Wilmington	$40,000	90
Hickory	$40,000	80
Fayetteville	$41,000	70
Rocky Mount	$42,000	50

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cleveland	$62,000	1,090
Cincinnati	$53,000	1,000
Columbus	$56,000	940
Dayton	$53,000	500
Toledo	$52,000	290
Akron	$55,000	280
Youngstown	$49,000	240
Canton	$52,000	120
Mansfield	$46,000	120
Springfield	$44,000	50
Lima	$47,000	50

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tulsa	$46,000	280
Oklahoma City	$40,000	200

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$54,000	530
Eugene	$46,000	130
Medford	$47,000	80
Salem	$54,000	70
Corvallis	$56,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$60,000	2,200
Pittsburgh	$54,000	820
Allentown	$58,000	450
Harrisburg	$48,000	240
Scranton	$55,000	220
Lancaster	$53,000	200
Reading	$55,000	130
Erie	$56,000	80
State College	$49,000	60
Williamsport	$58,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$62,000	570

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbia	$43,000	140
Charleston	$46,000	130
Greenville	$44,000	100
Anderson	$45,000	100
Spartanburg	$48,000	70

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$38,000	80
Rapid City	$43,000	50

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$46,000	490
Chattanooga	$48,000	280
Knoxville	$46,000	250
Clarksville	$53,000	100
Kingsport	$43,000	80
Johnson City	$42,000	60
Memphis	$43,000	50

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Dallas	$49,000	1,230
Houston	$48,000	1,130
Fort Worth	$49,000	620
San Antonio	$49,000	570
Austin	$45,000	270
El Paso	$47,000	200
Brownsville	$46,000	200
Mcallen	$47,000	180
Corpus Christi	$43,000	170
Beaumont	$45,000	100
Lubbock	$43,000	100
College Station	$40,000	80
Waco	$41,000	70
Longview	$42,000	70
Abilene	$41,000	70
Tyler	$44,000	60
Killeen	$44,000	60
Sherman	$41,000	50
Wichita Falls		40

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Ogden	$46,000	180
Salt Lake City	$54,000	110
Provo	$40,000	40

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$53,000	140

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Virginia Beach	$45,000	640
Richmond	$52,000	580
Roanoke	$47,000	90
Lynchburg	$42,000	60
Charlottesville	$52,000	60

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$52,000	510
Tacoma	$56,000	190
Spokane	$53,000	120
Yakima	$55,000	50
Bellingham	$54,000	50
Olympia	$52,000	30

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Huntington	$42,000	140
Charleston	$39,000	110
Weirton	$41,000	90
Parkersburg	$41,000	60

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$52,000	330
Madison	$48,000	220
Green Bay	$56,000	190
Janesville	$48,000	90
Sheboygan	$44,000	70
Racine	$47,000	50
Appleton	$49,000	50
Eau Claire	$48,000	40
Oshkosh	$52,000	40

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