Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary school special education teachers in Portsmouth 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 Secondary School Special Education Teachers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,310
25th Percentile Wage
$51,350
50th Percentile Wage
$61,420
75th Percentile Wage
$72,650
90th Percentile Wage
$79,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,310.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$61,420
0.37% 8.56%
2017
$61,190
2.86% -
2016
$59,440
2.61% -
2015
$57,890
3.90% -
2014
$55,630
-2.34% -
2013
$56,930
1.35% -
2012
$56,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Portsmouth with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,420 in Portsmouth is in the middle of salary range for secondary school special education teachers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Portsmouth is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford and 12.5 percent (12.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$70,350
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$70,220
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$66,740
Manchester
$65,970
Nashua
$64,700
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$62,270
Portsmouth
$61,420
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$60,730
Dover-Durham
$60,160
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$59,970
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$56,990
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$56,460
Rochester-Dover
$53,770

See also: Top paying jobs in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.