Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Lake Charles, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Lake Charles, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Lake Charles 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 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$52,780
25th Percentile Wage
$52,780
50th Percentile Wage
$52,780
75th Percentile Wage
$52,780
90th Percentile Wage
$64,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,780.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$52,780
5.78% 5.78%
2021
$49,730
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Table 2. Compare Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Lake Charles with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,780, Lake Charles is the second highest paying city for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Shreveport-Bossier City (median annual salary of $57,260). Compared with Shreveport-Bossier City, the median annual salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Lake Charles is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Shreveport-Bossier City
$57,260
Lake Charles
$52,780
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$51,550
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$51,350
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
$50,400
Baton Rouge
$49,980
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$49,200
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$49,130
Monroe
$48,810
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$48,710
Lafayette
$47,910
Hammond nonmetropolitan area
$47,440
Hammond
$47,350
Alexandria
$44,150

See also: Top paying jobs in Lake Charles, Louisiana.