The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $40,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,440.
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 | $55,570 | 0.72% | 18.43% |
| 2017 | $55,170 | 10.86% | - |
| 2016 | $49,180 | 10.13% | - |
| 2015 | $44,200 | 2.01% | - |
| 2014 | $43,310 | -2.31% | - |
| 2013 | $44,310 | -2.30% | - |
| 2012 | $45,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,570, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is the highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of North Carolina, followed by New Bern (median annual salary $49,950). In comparison, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in New Bern.