The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of middle school special education teachers in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $36,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,520 | 4.04% | 6.27% |
| 2016 | $49,440 | 7.65% | - |
| 2014 | $45,660 | -3.96% | - |
| 2013 | $47,470 | -1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $48,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,520 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for middle school special education teachers in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Lewiston-Auburn is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |