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What special education teachers make
Median
$90,000
Lower end
$55,000
Upper end
$118,000
Job Bank's national median is $43.27 an hour, about $90,000 a year at 40 hours a week, with a low of $26.67 and a high of $56.59. Job Bank files this job under NOC (National Occupational Classification) 41221, elementary school and kindergarten teachers, so the figures cover that whole group. You are paid on the ordinary teacher salary grid: years of experience across, qualifications down. Special education does not get a separate pay scale in most boards, it gets you hired faster.