Job	Average
Elementary School Teacher	$52,776
High School Teacher	$57,714
Middle School Teacher	$55,540
Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School	$55,911
Special Education Teacher, Secondary School	$59,246
Secondary School Teacher	$57,904
Special Education Teacher, Middle School	$56,931

Job	Average	MinMax

Elementary School Teacher 4543 profiles	$52,776	$37K$78K

High School Teacher 4451 profiles	$57,714	$41K$87K

Middle School Teacher 2147 profiles	$55,540	$39K$83K

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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School 820 profiles	$55,911	$40K$77K

Special Education Teacher, Secondary School 625 profiles	$59,246	$44K$88K

Secondary School Teacher 561 profiles	$57,904	$40K$84K

Special Education Teacher, Middle School 348 profiles	$56,931	$42K$85K

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