Job	Average
Elementary School Teacher	$53,491
High School Teacher	$58,278
Middle School Teacher	$56,384
Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School	$56,360
Special Education Teacher, Secondary School	$60,025
Secondary School Teacher	$58,954
Special Education Teacher, Middle School	$58,273

Job	Average	MinMax

Elementary School Teacher 3876 profiles	$53,491	$38K$79K

High School Teacher 3737 profiles	$58,278	$41K$87K

Middle School Teacher 1761 profiles	$56,384	$40K$84K

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Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School 672 profiles	$56,360	$41K$77K

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

Secondary School Teacher 477 profiles	$58,954	$41K$86K

Special Education Teacher, Middle School 270 profiles	$58,273	$43K$87K

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