Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of middle school special education teachers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,560
25th Percentile Wage
$83,610
50th Percentile Wage
$103,780
75th Percentile Wage
$120,060
90th Percentile Wage
$129,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,560.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$103,780
4.14% 12.24%
2016
$99,480
-2.00% -
2015
$101,470
4.63% -
2014
$96,770
-2.12% -
2013
$98,820
7.83% -
2012
$91,080
- -

Table 2. Compare Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,780, Nassau-Suffolk is the highest paying city for middle school special education teachers in state of New York, followed by Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown (median annual salary $83,780). In comparison, the median annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Nassau-Suffolk is 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$103,780
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$83,780
Kingston
$82,030
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$77,270
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$76,400
Utica-Rome
$72,110
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$70,210
Glens Falls
$69,450
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$69,040
Elmira
$67,190
Syracuse
$66,250
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$64,560
Rochester
$64,540
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$64,440
Binghamton
$64,010
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,490
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,750
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$55,690