Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 16 people
How much does a sped specialist make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$72,518typical pay for a sped specialist in 2025
$67,611 – $79,221what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where sped specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid sped specialists, 2025
- 1Chelise PopocaSped Specialist · Spectrum Academy$85,298
- 2Kimberly JensenSped Specialist · Spectrum Academy$84,802
- 3Emily DavisSped Specialist · Spectrum Academy$80,264
- 4Sherry SmithSped Specialist · Spectrum Academy$79,496
- 5Pauleen Anderson-BeamesSped Specialist · Spectrum Academy$79,130
Common questions
How much does a sped specialist make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical sped specialist was paid $72,518 in 2025; most earned between $67,611 and $79,221. This counts all 16 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for sped specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Sped Specialist, at any level (for example "Sped Specialist"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this