Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Occupation profile for Early Childhood Special Education Teacher covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $60,681.
- FY2026 certified median
- $60,681
- Total filings
- 19
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $59,483–$68,793
- Top employer
- USD 501, Topeka Public Schools
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 10 | $60,500 | $58,900 | $79,976 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $61,344 | $55,672 | $69,939 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $60,681 | $59,483 | $68,793 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- USD 501, Topeka Public Schools4 filings
- Ruidoso Municipal Schools3 filings
- Alexandria City Public Schools2 filings
- Sioux Falls School District 49-52 filings
- Waterloo Community School District2 filings
- Denver Public Schools District 11 filings
- Fridley Public Schools Independent School District 141 filings
- Special School District No. 11 filings
- Spring Independent School District1 filings
- The ISD 622 Education Center1 filings
Top cities
- Topeka4 filings
- Ruidoso3 filings
- Waterloo2 filings
- Sioux Falls2 filings
- Alexandria2 filings
- Denver1 filings
- Fridley1 filings
- Maplewood1 filings
- Minneapolis1 filings
- Williston1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 25-2051 | $53,350 | $65,300 | $77,250 | $89,200 |
| 2026-27 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 3500007 | 25-2051 | $44,430 | $54,310 | $64,190 | $74,070 |
| 2026-27 | Sioux Falls, SD-MNArea 43620 | 25-2056 | $46,630 | $49,590 | $52,550 | $55,510 |
| 2026-27 | Topeka, KSArea 45820 | 25-2051 | $48,890 | $52,597 | $56,303 | $60,010 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 25-2056 | $61,890 | $73,160 | $84,430 | $95,700 |
| 2026-27 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAArea 47940 | 25-2056 | $46,860 | $52,373 | $57,887 | $63,400 |
| 2026-27 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 19740 | 25-2056 | $59,100 | $68,627 | $78,153 | $87,680 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 25-2056 | $56,840 | $61,050 | $65,260 | $69,470 |
| 2026-27 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaArea 3800006 | 25-2051 | $51,830 | $57,453 | $63,077 | $68,700 |
| 2026-27 | Topeka, KSArea 45820 | 25-2055 | $50,800 | $54,833 | $58,867 | $62,900 |