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Special Education Teachers, Middle School Salary in Ohio

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Middle School in Ohio is $74,590. BLS estimates approximately 7,540 people work in this occupation in Ohio. Ohio is 11.6% above the national median ($66,810).

Median salary
$74,590
Average salary
$73,110
Median hourly
Not available
Employment
7,540

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$47,630Not available
25th percentile$60,080Not available
Median (50th)$74,590Not available
75th percentile$86,150Not available
90th percentile$98,120Not 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 1.6% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 11.5% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.359
Location quotient
2.22

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Ohio’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.774, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $80,400 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.

Opportunity Score

91.6/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

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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