SALARY · SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL · MARYLAND

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Maryland

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Maryland: $78,850 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$78,850

Not published per hour at the median · That is $13,730 (21.1 percent) above the national median of $65,120 for this occupation.

$83,370Mean annual salary
Not publishedMean hourly wage
$2,760People employed in this job in Maryland

Salary range

25th: $63,540Median: $78,85075th: $100,520
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$63,540
Median (50th percentile)$78,850
75th percentile$100,520
Mean$83,370

The middle half of workers earned from $63,540 to $100,520 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$64,301 a year
$5,358 a month
Federal tax $8,517 · FICA $6,032

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Maryland is not included, because the full 2026 state table for Maryland has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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