Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary school special education teachers in Gainesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Secondary School Special Education Teachers in Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,510
25th Percentile Wage
$36,770
50th Percentile Wage
$43,250
75th Percentile Wage
$51,730
90th Percentile Wage
$57,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$43,250
1.83% 0.00%
2013
$42,460
-1.86% -
2012
$43,250
- -

Table 2. Compare Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,250 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for secondary school special education teachers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Gainesville is 39.4 percent (39.4%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 4.6 percent (4.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$71,350
Jacksonville
$63,320
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$58,910
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$55,680
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$54,790
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$52,430
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$47,830
Tallahassee
$47,460
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$47,170
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$46,640
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$44,690
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$44,580
Gainesville
$43,250
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$41,470
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$41,240

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.