Job	Average
Elementary School Teacher	$53,759
High School Teacher	$58,668
Middle School Teacher	$57,362
Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School	$56,875
Special Education Teacher, Secondary School	$60,248
Secondary School Teacher	$59,563
Special Education Teacher, Middle School	$58,957

Job	Average	MinMax

Elementary School Teacher 3475 profiles	$53,759	$38K$79K

High School Teacher 3421 profiles	$58,668	$41K$88K

Middle School Teacher 1522 profiles	$57,362	$41K$85K

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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School 604 profiles	$56,875	$41K$78K

Special Education Teacher, Secondary School 467 profiles	$60,248	$44K$88K

Secondary School Teacher 448 profiles	$59,563	$41K$86K

Special Education Teacher, Middle School 231 profiles	$58,957	$43K$89K

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