Entry-level Special Education Teacher salary in Virginia Beach, VA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Portsmouth, Porstmouth.

Also listed as: Elementary Special Education Teacher

Median salary$55,340
Middle 50%$53.2k–$58.5k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $55,340
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,160 and $73,860.
PercentileSalary
10th$53,160
25th$53,160
50th (median)$55,340
75th$58,497
90th$61,373

Cost of living

Virginia Beach's median entry-level Special Education Teacher salary of $55,340 is worth about $56,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Virginia Beach = 97.9).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Portsmouth Public Schools$58,49715
Virginia Beach City Public Schools$53,16010

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $55,340 25
Mid-level · Level II – 0
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$53,160$55,34025

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.