The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary 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 | $35,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary 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 $70,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,220.
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 | $49,750 | 6.43% | 10.31% |
| 2017 | $46,550 | 4.02% | - |
| 2016 | $44,680 | 5.73% | - |
| 2015 | $42,120 | -2.42% | - |
| 2014 | $43,140 | -5.01% | - |
| 2013 | $45,300 | 1.50% | - |
| 2012 | $44,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,750, Lewiston-Auburn is the second highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $60,730). Compared with Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Lewiston-Auburn is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |