The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary 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 | $42,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary 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 $80,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,450.
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 | $58,320 | 0.29% | 8.52% |
| 2017 | $58,150 | 1.19% | - |
| 2016 | $57,460 | 0.52% | - |
| 2015 | $57,160 | 2.92% | - |
| 2014 | $55,490 | 1.87% | - |
| 2013 | $54,450 | 2.02% | - |
| 2012 | $53,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,320, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $57,550). In comparison, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| 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 |