Special Education Teacher salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Covington, Mcdonough, Stockbridge, Duluth, Conyers.

Also listed as: Elementary Special Education Teacher

Median salary$60,000
Middle 50%$56.4k–$64.8k
vs. national median+0%comparison median $60,000
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,613 and $71,737.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,000
25th$56,400
50th (median)$60,000
75th$64,776
90th$66,832

Cost of living

Atlanta's median Special Education Teacher salary of $60,000 is worth about $60,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Aa Educational Solutionstoo few3
Edu Infotech International Resourcestoo few3
Knowledge Resources Grouptoo few3
Excel Educationtoo few2
Gwinnett County Public Schools (o/b/o Gwinnett County Board of Education)too few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $56,450 12
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$55,550$56,45012

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.