SOC 25-2051 · Naples-Marco Island, FL metro

Special Education Teachers, Preschool Salary in Naples, FL

The average salary for special education teachers, preschool in Naples, Florida is $77,890 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $86,120: half of the 40 people in this job in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($76,380).

$77,890average per year

Median $86,120Take-home ≈ $63,626

  • $39K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Florida metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Special Education Teachers, Preschool pay range in Naples

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,750 or more. The middle half of special education teachers, preschool in Naples earn between $49,260 and $98,750.

  • $39K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,890$6,491—
Median$86,120$7,177—
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,260$4,105—
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,750$8,229—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Special Education Teachers, Preschool pay in Naples vs. Florida and the U.S.

Special education teachers, preschool in Naples earn 26% more than the Florida average ($61,580) and about the same as the U.S. average ($76,380). At the median the gap is +33% against the U.S. median of $64,830.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Naples$77,890$86,120$38,550$98,75040
Florida$61,580$58,240$50,100$78,3401,370
United States$76,380$64,830$45,620$130,04029,510

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Special Education Teachers, Preschool salary after taxes in Naples

On the average salary of $77,890, a single filer in Naples takes home about $63,626 a year, or $5,302 a month and $2,447 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Naples a good place for special education teachers, preschool? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Naples area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $77,890 buys what about $75,475 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Naples ($47,800). A typical home costs $556,339, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Special Education Teachers, Preschool salary in other Florida cities

Naples ranks 1st of 5 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Special Education Teachers, Preschool salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for special education teachers, preschool

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,880).

Special Education Teachers, Preschool salary by city

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Special Education Teachers, Preschool salary in Naples: questions

What is the entry-level special education teachers, preschool salary in Naples?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the special education teachers, preschool take-home pay in Naples?

About $63,626 a year ($5,302 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,890. Florida has no state income tax.

Do special education teachers, preschool earn more in Naples than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($76,380).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-2051; area Naples-Marco Island, FL (34940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.33, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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