The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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 | $55,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,400.
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 | $87,650 | 10.87% | 14.47% |
| 2017 | $78,120 | 2.07% | - |
| 2016 | $76,500 | -0.43% | - |
| 2015 | $76,830 | -0.23% | - |
| 2014 | $77,010 | -0.58% | - |
| 2013 | $77,460 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $74,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $87,650, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is the second highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Connecticut, following the highest paying city Danbury (median annual salary of $89,810). Compared with Danbury, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Danbury | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterbury | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| New Haven |