Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-2052 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

Occupational Description:
Teach elementary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	3,960	352	$72,319.30/yr	$50,423.05/yr	$60,374.02/yr	$69,512.88/yr	$82,588.95/yr	$98,934.03/yr

Leading Industries for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	3,950	N/A
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	70	$62,717.84/yr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	70	$65,102.79/yr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	80	$62,368.33/yr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	140	$65,534.54/yr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	180	$68,279.29/yr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	180	$72,771.61/yr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	200	$67,456.89/yr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	210	$73,047.12/yr	0.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	230	$48,387.62/yr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	240	$65,164.47/yr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	270	$62,882.32/yr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	320	$62,713.73/yr	0.7%
Southeast Minnesota	390	$67,367.46/yr	2.3%
Northwest Balance of State	470	$65,154.19/yr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	540	$65,156.24/yr	1.8%
Central Minnesota	570	$69,516.99/yr	2.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,910	$78,452.30/yr	4.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	2,340	$78,456.41/yr	N/A
Minnesota	3,960	$69,512.88/yr	2.9%