School District of Philadelphia / Mcmichael, Morton School / Teacher, Special Education
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
9 employees hold this title in Mcmichael, Morton School. Median total compensation for the role is $68,380, above the department median of $59,667.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 9 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
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. Mcmichael, Morton School pays a median base salary of $68,380 for this role, 7% below that figure — about the 39th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Mcmichael, Morton 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. Mcmichael, Morton School’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 37th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Mcmichael, Morton School is $68,380, 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 departments
Teacher, Special Education is held in 223 School District of Philadelphia departments. In Mcmichael, Morton School, the median of $68,380 ranks #211 of 223.
Median total compensation for the Teacher, Special Education role in other School District of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
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 →
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.
Record list
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Teacher, Special Education/Mcmichael, Morton School
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Tara Johnson is a Teacher, Special Education at Mcmichael, Morton School. 2026 total compensation came to $110,720. Union affiliation: Pft.
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Helena Holmes is a Teacher, Special Education at Mcmichael, Morton School. 2026 total compensation came to $110,720. Their bargaining unit is Pft.
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Suzanne Krueger works as a Teacher, Special Education for Mcmichael, Morton School. Suzanne earned $90,741 in 2026. Union affiliation: Pft.
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Cynthia Mason holds the role of Teacher, Special Education at Mcmichael, Morton School. In 2026, their total compensation was $86,629. They are represented by Pft.
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Jesse Santiago is a Teacher, Special Education at Mcmichael, Morton School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,380. Union affiliation: Pft.
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Yvette Hines works as a Teacher, Special Education for Mcmichael, Morton School. Yvette earned $59,667 in 2026. Union affiliation: Pft.
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At Mcmichael, Morton School, Timothy Moore serves as a Teacher, Special Education. Their 2026 pay totaled $59,667. Union affiliation: Pft.
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Camya Suber works as a Teacher, Special Education for Mcmichael, Morton School. Camya earned $59,667 in 2026. They are represented by Pft.
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Syrita Wood is a Teacher, Special Education at Mcmichael, Morton School. 2026 total compensation came to $59,667. They are represented by Pft.