Compared with the local labor market
Teacher, Special Education pay vs. the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area
Across all employers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, the median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 330 people — is $73,390. Greenfield, Albert M. School pays a median base salary of $102,480 for this role, 40% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Greenfield, Albert M. School sits in the local pay range
$52,450
$61,650
$73,390
$87,880
$100,360
Greenfield, Albert M. School median · $102,480
The bar is the range of annual wages for Special Education Teachers, All Other across every employer in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Greenfield, Albert M. School’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 33,930 people — is $76,580. Greenfield, Albert M. School’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 77th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Greenfield, Albert M. School median · $102,480
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Greenfield, Albert M. School is $102,480, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Teacher Special Education beyond School District of Philadelphia
This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In School District of Philadelphia, the median of $90,355 ranks #3 of 3. See Teacher Special Education across all of School District of Philadelphia →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Teacher Special Educationroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.