Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 71 people
How much does a sped teacher make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$60,318typical pay for a sped teacher in 2025
$40,097 – $69,989what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 0.7% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where sped teachers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Excelsior Academy10 people$63,097
- Freedom Academy9 people$69,699
- Vista at Entrada School of Performing Arts and Technology7 people$58,209
- Providence Hall6 people$58,014
- Athenian eAcademy5 people$18,270
- Reagan Academy5 people$67,717
- Navigator Pointe Academy5 people$66,025
- Franklin Discovery Academy4 people$59,885
- American Academy of Innovation4 people$61,661
- Soldier Hollow Charter School3 people$42,340
- Monticello Academy3 people$49,910
- Weilenmann School of Discovery3 people$49,745
- Paradigm High School2 people$37,055
- Beehive Science & Technology Academy1 person$60,034
- Career Academy of Utah1 person$82,752
- Good Foundations Academy1 person$74,159
- Noah Webster Academy1 person$54,325
- St. George Academy1 person$19,191
No employers match.
Highest-paid sped teachers, 2025
- 1Jerry L. TimothySped Teacher · Freedom Academy$98,905
- 2Leland FishbackSped Teacher · Vista at Entrada School of Performing Arts and Technology$89,971
- 3Janine M. TalbotSped Teacher · Reagan Academy$88,965
- 4Sariah TaylorSped Teacher · Career Academy of Utah$82,752
- 5Talera LaraSped Teacher · Freedom Academy$82,446
Common questions
How much does a sped teacher make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical sped teacher was paid $60,318 in 2025; most earned between $40,097 and $69,989. This counts all 71 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for sped teachers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Sped Teacher, at any level (for example "Sped Teacher"). 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