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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

25-2052 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 25-2055 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and 25-2056 Special Education Teachers, Elementary School and the 2010 SOC occupation 25-2052 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School.


National estimates for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

National estimates for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
191,170 1.7 % (4) $ 64,790 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 41,020 $ 48,860 $ 60,620 $ 77,580 $ 98,480
  (4)

Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 186,300 2.26 (4) $ 64,690
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,100 0.02 (4) $ 57,770
Educational Support Services 720 0.39 (4) $ 80,670
Individual and Family Services 660 0.03 (4) $ 84,510
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 310 0.01 (4) $ 74,050

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 186,300 2.26 (4) $ 64,690
Educational Support Services 720 0.39 (4) $ 80,670
Other Residential Care Facilities 120 0.08 (4) $ 59,100
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 240 0.04 (4) $ 52,340
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 120 0.04 (8) (8)

Top paying industries for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services 660 0.03 (4) $ 84,510
Educational Support Services 720 0.39 (4) $ 80,670
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 310 0.01 (4) $ 74,050
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 240 0.03 (4) $ 65,890
Elementary and Secondary Schools 186,300 2.26 (4) $ 64,690


Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

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





States with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 21,850 2.51 1.83 (4) $ 78,710
Texas 15,600 1.29 0.94 (4) $ 57,480
California 14,130 0.86 0.63 (4) $ 78,070
Illinois 11,740 2.09 1.52 (4) $ 67,920
New Jersey 11,420 3.02 2.20 (4) $ 73,010




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Delaware 1,430 3.35 2.43 (4) $ 63,180
New Jersey 11,420 3.02 2.20 (4) $ 73,010
Louisiana 5,220 2.90 2.11 (4) $ 49,670
Kentucky 4,620 2.59 1.89 (4) $ 52,670
New York 21,850 2.51 1.83 (4) $ 78,710




Top paying states for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oregon 1,720 0.95 0.69 (4) $ 79,070
New York 21,850 2.51 1.83 (4) $ 78,710
Connecticut 2,680 1.74 1.26 (4) $ 78,090
California 14,130 0.86 0.63 (4) $ 78,070
District of Columbia 880 1.28 0.93 (4) $ 77,540





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

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 23,930 2.71 1.97 (4) $ 80,190
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,570 2.19 1.60 (4) $ 69,990
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,750 1.76 1.28 (4) $ 68,040
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,280 1.65 1.20 (4) $ 78,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,080 1.55 1.13 (4) $ 64,400
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,010 1.12 0.81 (4) $ 58,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,800 0.65 0.48 (4) $ 78,090
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,700 1.25 0.91 (4) $ 59,790
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,530 1.17 0.85 (4) $ 81,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,560 1.22 0.88 (4) $ 49,650




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lawton, OK 170 4.25 3.10 (4) $ 47,400
Kingston, NY 230 4.23 3.08 (4) $ 85,610
Las Cruces, NM 280 4.12 3.00 (4) $ 71,280
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 400 3.64 2.65 (4) $ 78,230
Elmira, NY 120 3.64 2.65 (4) $ 57,050
Owensboro, KY 170 3.50 2.55 (4) $ 55,520
Binghamton, NY 320 3.44 2.50 (4) $ 71,910
Monroe, LA 250 3.43 2.49 (4) $ 51,140
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 190 3.40 2.48 (4) $ 63,750
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 860 3.32 2.42 (4) $ 57,500




Top paying metropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 350 1.17 0.85 (4) $ 100,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 870 0.79 0.58 (4) $ 97,360
Merced, CA 70 0.96 0.70 (4) $ 96,560
Fresno, CA 810 2.15 1.56 (4) $ 93,740
Kingston, NY 230 4.23 3.08 (4) $ 85,610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,090 0.95 0.69 (4) $ 82,010
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,530 1.17 0.85 (4) $ 81,650
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 760 2.02 1.47 (4) $ 80,890
El Centro, CA 60 0.99 0.72 (4) $ 80,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 23,930 2.71 1.97 (4) $ 80,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 870 12.75 9.28 (4) $ 44,490
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 610 1.94 1.42 (4) $ 54,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 590 3.24 2.36 (4) $ 53,960
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 520 2.13 1.55 (4) $ 47,350
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 490 2.04 1.48 (4) $ 53,700

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 870 12.75 9.28 (4) $ 44,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 470 4.97 3.61 (4) $ 51,200
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 290 3.95 2.87 (4) $ 48,640
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 260 3.72 2.71 (4) $ 44,010
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 390 3.34 2.43 (4) $ 56,870

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School:

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 80 0.77 0.56 (4) $ 90,960
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 90 0.87 0.63 (4) $ 89,790
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 120 2.21 1.61 (4) $ 82,280
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 60 1.84 1.34 (4) $ 80,620
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 160 1.36 0.99 (4) $ 70,550


About May 2020 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021