School District of Philadelphia / Motivation High School / Teacher, Special Education
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
3 employees hold this title in Motivation High School. Median total compensation for the role is $71,048, above the department median of $60,077.
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. Motivation High School pays a median base salary of $71,048 for this role, 3% below that figure — about the 45th 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 Motivation High 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. Motivation High School’s median base salary is 7% below that national figure, about the 41st 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 Motivation High School is $71,048, 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 Motivation High School, the median of $71,048 ranks #207 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/Motivation High School
Source-specific fields
Monique Burgess is a Teacher, Special Education at Motivation High School. 2026 total compensation came to $110,720. Union affiliation: Pft.
Teacher, Special Education/Motivation High School
Source-specific fields
Dawn Hammond holds the role of Teacher, Special Education at Motivation High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,048. Their bargaining unit is Pft.
Teacher, Special Education/Motivation High School
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At Motivation High School, Andrew Tarsa serves as a Teacher, Special Education. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,380. They are represented by Pft.