The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secondary school special education teachers in Tuscaloosa is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $54,410 | 5.61% | 9.52% |
| 2015 | $51,360 | 8.39% | - |
| 2014 | $47,050 | 3.02% | - |
| 2013 | $45,630 | -7.89% | - |
| 2012 | $49,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,410, Tuscaloosa is the second highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $57,200). Compared with Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Tuscaloosa is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.