The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of middle school special education teachers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $25,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $39,350 | -1.04% | 0.00% |
| 2013 | $39,760 | 1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $39,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,350, Cape Girardeau-Jackson is the lowest paying city for middle school special education teachers in state of Missouri, following city of Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $61,360). Compared with the highest paying city Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| St Louis | |
| Kansas City | |
| Joplin | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| St Joseph | |
| Springfield | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson |