SOC 25-2058 · Boise City, ID metro

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for special education teachers, secondary school in Boise, Idaho is $64,580 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,310: half of the 240 people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($77,260).

$64,580average per year

Median $61,310Take-home ≈ $51,756

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  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $83K90th

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

240people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Idaho metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,810 or more. The middle half of special education teachers, secondary school in Boise earn between $49,850 and $75,100.

  • $50K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $83K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,580$5,382—
Median$61,310$5,109—
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,850$4,154—
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,100$6,258—

*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, Secondary School pay in Boise vs. Idaho and the U.S.

Special education teachers, secondary school in Boise earn 4% more than the Idaho average ($62,100) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($77,260). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $74,260.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Boise$64,580$61,310$49,850$82,810240
Idaho$62,100$60,700$46,950$82,200470
United States$77,260$74,260$49,800$109,100163,930

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

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $64,580, a single filer in Boise takes home about $51,756 a year, or $4,313 a month and $1,991 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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Is Boise a good place for special education teachers, secondary school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $64,580 buys what about $65,636 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 1st of 3 Idaho metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salaries in Idaho

Highest-paying cities for special education teachers, secondary school

San Diego, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($121,230).

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by city

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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Boise: questions

What is the entry-level special education teachers, secondary school salary in Boise?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the special education teachers, secondary school take-home pay in Boise?

About $51,756 a year ($4,313 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,580. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do special education teachers, secondary school earn more in Boise than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($77,260).

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 25-2058; area Boise City, ID (14260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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