Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,350
25th Percentile Wage
$52,680
50th Percentile Wage
$65,570
75th Percentile Wage
$76,700
90th Percentile Wage
$85,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$65,570
0.88% 6.53%
2016
$64,990
3.85% -
2015
$62,490
0.24% -
2014
$62,340
-0.29% -
2013
$62,520
1.97% -
2012
$61,290
- -

Table 2. Compare Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,570 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 25.7 percent (25.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Bend-Mishawaka.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ann Arbor
$77,980
Flint
$73,580
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$65,940
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$65,570
Battle Creek
$64,960
Lansing-East Lansing
$64,620
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$64,360
Kalamazoo-Portage
$62,960
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$62,260
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$61,740
Monroe
$61,600
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$61,120
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$60,700
Jackson
$60,360
Bay City
$60,130
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$59,580
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$57,900
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$57,330
Holland-Grand Haven
$55,950
Niles-Benton Harbor
$49,010
South Bend-Mishawaka
$48,720