Bottom quarter
$68K
Special Education Teacher Salary in Anchorage
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$80K
Top quarter
$96K
Top 10%
$112K
Adjusted for Anchorage at 1.1× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Special Education Teacher in Anchorage pulls a median of $80,300 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $95,700 and the top 10% at $112,200. Anchorage sits at 1.1× the national average for pay. The number to anchor on for a counter is $95,700. The data supports it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$95,700 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$88,000 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$80,300 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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