The annual salary statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $46,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,850 | -1.75% | 9.56% |
| 2021 | $60,900 | 13.17% | - |
| 2020 | $52,880 | 0.95% | - |
| 2019 | $52,380 | -13.36% | - |
| 2018 | $59,380 | 0.52% | - |
| 2017 | $59,070 | 1.56% | - |
| 2016 | $58,150 | 0.45% | - |
| 2015 | $57,890 | 2.18% | - |
| 2014 | $56,630 | -0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $56,660 | 4.47% | - |
| 2012 | $54,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,850, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Elizabethtown (median annual salary of $60,730). Compared with Elizabethtown, the median annual salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |