Job	Average
Elementary School Teacher	$53,602
High School Teacher	$58,292
Middle School Teacher	$56,612
Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School	$56,556
Special Education Teacher, Secondary School	$60,025
Secondary School Teacher	$59,205
Special Education Teacher, Middle School	$58,747

Job	Average	MinMax

Elementary School Teacher 3743 profiles	$53,602	$38K$79K

High School Teacher 3641 profiles	$58,292	$41K$88K

Middle School Teacher 1695 profiles	$56,612	$40K$84K

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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School 642 profiles	$56,556	$41K$78K

Special Education Teacher, Secondary School 495 profiles	$60,025	$44K$87K

Secondary School Teacher 466 profiles	$59,205	$41K$86K

Special Education Teacher, Middle School 257 profiles	$58,747	$43K$87K

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