Special Education Teachers, Middle School in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,969
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$14,621
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,317
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$74,590
Kept after tax
$59,969
Worth in national money
$65,317
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $74,590, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 11.64% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 149 among 494 occupations Ohio publishes pay for.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $74,590 you keep $59,969, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $65,317 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $73,110, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Ohio ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for special education teachers, middle school, at $74,590 — about 11.64% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 149 of 494 in Ohio places special education teachers, middle school in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for special education teachers, middle school on $74,590 is $59,969. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $65,317 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $73,110 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Special Education Teachers, Middle School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,590 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,120 |
| This salary | $74,590 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $59,969 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,304 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,231 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $72,693 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,082 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $74,590 as a midpoint for Ohio, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,630 and the ninetieth is $98,120 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $59,969 take-home in Ohio comes from $74,590. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 149 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $65,317 uses one figure for the whole of Ohio. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 149.
- The Ohio median of $74,590 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,630 to $98,120. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $59,969, from $74,590, assumes a single Ohio filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 149 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 17 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $65,317, worked from $74,590, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Ohio address, on work sitting at 149 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,630 at the bottom tenth to $98,120 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Ohio sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $65,317 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Ohio's own levy, $59,969 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,630 to $98,120) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $65,317 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $59,969 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.