The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of middle school special education teachers in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $46,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,040. 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 | $53,040 | 4.54% | 15.37% |
| 2017 | $50,630 | 1.36% | - |
| 2016 | $49,940 | 3.70% | - |
| 2015 | $48,090 | 2.56% | - |
| 2014 | $46,860 | 4.20% | - |
| 2012 | $44,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,040, Shreveport-Bossier City is the second highest paying city for middle school special education teachers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $53,560). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Shreveport-Bossier City is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe | |
| Lafayette | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area |