The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of middle 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 | $42,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle 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 $82,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $59,990 | 1.92% | 11.89% |
| 2017 | $58,840 | 2.86% | - |
| 2016 | $57,160 | 6.37% | - |
| 2015 | $53,520 | 1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $52,470 | -1.47% | - |
| 2013 | $53,240 | 0.71% | - |
| 2012 | $52,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,990, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for middle school special education teachers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $57,460). In comparison, the median annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.2 percent (4.2%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |