The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary school special education teachers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $41,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,930.
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 | $57,550 | 1.42% | 11.95% |
| 2017 | $56,730 | 2.84% | - |
| 2016 | $55,120 | 0.09% | - |
| 2015 | $55,070 | 2.34% | - |
| 2014 | $53,780 | 4.52% | - |
| 2013 | $51,350 | 1.32% | - |
| 2012 | $50,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,550, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $58,320). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Lexington-Fayette is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |