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Special Education Teachers, Middle School Salary in Duluth, MN-WI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Middle School in Duluth, MN-WI is $73,630. BLS estimates approximately 90 people work in this occupation in Duluth, MN-WI. Duluth, MN-WI is 10.2% above the national median ($66,810).

Median salary
$73,630
Average salary
$70,670
Median hourly
Not available
Employment
90

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$50,040Not available
25th percentile$56,870Not available
Median (50th)$73,630Not available
75th percentile$81,400Not available
90th percentile$91,250Not available

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 5.9% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 27.6% — Low reliability

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.699
Location quotient
1.14

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Duluth, MN-WI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.768, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $82,947 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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