The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secondary school special education teachers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $42,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $56,850 | 0.55% | -1.60% |
| 2017 | $56,540 | 0.16% | - |
| 2016 | $56,450 | -0.27% | - |
| 2015 | $56,600 | -1.57% | - |
| 2014 | $57,490 | -0.38% | - |
| 2013 | $57,710 | -0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $57,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,850, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the second highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Boulder (median annual salary of $65,670). Compared with Boulder, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Greeley | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Pueblo | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area |