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What special education teachers make
Mid-grid
$90,000
Year 1
$55,000
Top of grid
$118,000
Job Bank's national median is $43.27 an hour, about $90,000 a year full time. That page covers special education teachers in elementary schools. 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.