Job	Average
Elementary School Teacher	$52,897
High School Teacher	$57,736
Middle School Teacher	$55,578
Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School	$56,127
Special Education Teacher, Secondary School	$59,307
Secondary School Teacher	$58,127
Special Education Teacher, Middle School	$57,173

Job	Average	MinMax

Elementary School Teacher 4453 profiles	$52,897	$37K$78K

High School Teacher 4357 profiles	$57,736	$41K$87K

Middle School Teacher 2096 profiles	$55,578	$40K$83K

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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School 800 profiles	$56,127	$40K$77K

Special Education Teacher, Secondary School 608 profiles	$59,307	$44K$88K

Secondary School Teacher 550 profiles	$58,127	$40K$83K

Special Education Teacher, Middle School 339 profiles	$57,173	$42K$86K

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