Special Education Teacher (Middle School) salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Middle School Special Education Teacher, Special Education Teacher Middle School

Median salary$65,000
Middle 50%$62k–$65.5k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $62,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,000 and $75,227.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,000
25th$62,000
50th (median)$65,000
75th$65,500
90th$70,200

Cost of living

Dallas's median Special Education Teacher (Middle School) salary of $65,000 is worth about $63,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Special Education Teachers, Middle School in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $65,870 in May 2025 (5,610 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,000, 1% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Dallas Independent School District$65,00016

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,000 16
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$57,070$65,00016

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.