Job	Average
Elementary School Teacher	$53,474
High School Teacher	$58,260
Middle School Teacher	$56,324
Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School	$56,389
Special Education Teacher, Secondary School	$60,025
Secondary School Teacher	$58,954
Special Education Teacher, Middle School	$58,372

Job	Average	MinMax

Elementary School Teacher 3886 profiles	$53,474	$38K$79K

High School Teacher 3752 profiles	$58,260	$41K$87K

Middle School Teacher 1769 profiles	$56,324	$40K$84K

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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School 673 profiles	$56,389	$41K$78K

Special Education Teacher, Secondary School 514 profiles	$60,025	$44K$88K

Secondary School Teacher 479 profiles	$58,954	$41K$86K

Special Education Teacher, Middle School 272 profiles	$58,372	$43K$87K

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