School District of Philadelphia / The U School / Teacher, Special Education
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
4 employees hold this title in The U School. Median total compensation for the role is $75,199, above the department median of $64,380.
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. The U School pays a median base salary of $75,199 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 53rd 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 The U 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. The U School’s median base salary is 2% below that national figure, about the 48th 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 The U School is $75,199, 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 The U School, the median of $75,199 ranks #190 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/The U School
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Chanelle Harley is a Teacher, Special Education at The U School. 2026 total compensation came to $99,534. Union affiliation: Pft.
Teacher, Special Education/The U School
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At The U School, Joshua Barber serves as a Teacher, Special Education. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,659. Their bargaining unit is Pft.
Teacher, Special Education/The U School
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Trinity Middlebrooks holds the role of Teacher, Special Education at The U School. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,739. Their bargaining unit is Pft.
Teacher, Special Education/The U School
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Zaire Williams holds the role of Teacher, Special Education at The U School. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,380. Their bargaining unit is Pft.