The annual salary statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $59,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,670 | 3.24% | 14.89% |
| 2021 | $78,060 | 2.27% | - |
| 2020 | $76,290 | -3.49% | - |
| 2019 | $78,950 | 7.36% | - |
| 2018 | $73,140 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $71,750 | 3.65% | - |
| 2016 | $69,130 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $68,250 | 3.33% | - |
| 2014 | $65,980 | -0.70% | - |
| 2013 | $66,440 | -3.34% | - |
| 2012 | $68,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,670, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in state of New York, following the highest paying city Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary of $91,500). Compared with Nassau-Suffolk, the median annual salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower.