Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of middle school special education teachers in St Louis 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 Middle School Special Education Teachers in St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,660
25th Percentile Wage
$43,490
50th Percentile Wage
$58,310
75th Percentile Wage
$74,380
90th Percentile Wage
$90,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,660.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$58,310
4.84% 0.55%
2017
$55,490
-1.80% -
2016
$56,490
4.85% -
2015
$53,750
-13.79% -
2014
$61,160
6.82% -
2013
$56,990
-1.75% -
2012
$57,990
- -

Table 2. Compare Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,310, St Louis is the second highest paying city for middle school special education teachers in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $61,360). Compared with Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of middle school special education teachers in St Louis is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$61,360
St Louis
$58,310
Kansas City
$52,720
Joplin
$50,630
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$50,520
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$44,350
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$43,600
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$42,570
St Joseph
$40,340
Springfield
$40,300
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$39,350

See also: Top paying jobs in St Louis, Missouri.