Salary for Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School Jobs

Updated: 5 Feb 2012
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Salary$28,797 - $61,170  
   
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$24,853 - $62,167  
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Lausd$46,799 - $69,181
New York City Department of Education$40,500 - $57,313
NYC Board of Education$47,660 - $67,500
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Education, K-12 Schools$29,157 - $64,946
Education$29,023 - $64,698
School District$28,540 - $62,874
Child Care / Day Care$26,559 - $59,050
Social Services -- Education, Job Training and Rehabilitation$28,540 - $62,874

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Key Statistics for Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School Jobs

Gender
Female
88%
female alumni
 
Male
12%
male alumni
Salary:$34,318 - $50,338 $34,807 - $51,517
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
9%
1-4 years
41%
5-9 years
23%
10-19 years
19%
20 years or more
8%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 79% dental benefits Dental: 61%
vision benefits Vision: 44% employee benefits None: 19%

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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School

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$24,853 - $62,167
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Elementary School Teacher
$25,066 - $61,769
Teacher Assistant
$14,253 - $31,578
Preschool Teacher, (but not Special Education)
$16,481 - $36,435
 
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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School

Salary Range

$24,853 - $62,167
payscale
Special Education Teacher, Secondary School
$29,807 - $66,575
Special Education Teacher, Middle School
$29,666 - $63,365
Director, Child Care
$20,085 - $50,092
 

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People with the job title Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Teach elementary and preschool school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School - (City withheld for privacy), Florida, United States
MY JOB IS ONE OF THE LOWEST PAYING SCHOOLS IN THE WHOLE COUNTY AND THAT IS SO SAD BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THE OWNER DOESNT HAVE THE MONEY! IT'S EVEN MORE SAD THAT IM SITTING DOWN AND WRITING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS TO HELP MOVE FURTHER IN LIFE. WELL MY ADVICE FOR ANYONE IN A SITUATION LIKE MINE IS "TO NEVER JUST SETTLE FOR SOMETHING IF YOU DONT THINK ITS FAIR ENOUGH FOR YOU, AND DONT LET ANYONE MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO BECAUSE IT JUST ENDS UP HURTING YOU IN THE LONG RUN. AND NEVE...
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