Preschool Special Education Teacher Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of preschool special education teachers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of preschool special education teachers in Rochester 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 Preschool Special Education Teachers in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,670
25th Percentile Wage
$49,580
50th Percentile Wage
$57,780
75th Percentile Wage
$88,810
90th Percentile Wage
$106,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool special education teachers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,670.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of preschool special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$57,780
-8.10% 10.21%
2021
$62,460
-6.64% -
2020
$66,610
5.33% -
2019
$63,060
12.24% -
2018
$55,340
8.15% -
2017
$50,830
7.40% -
2016
$47,070
1.66% -
2015
$46,290
-4.23% -
2014
$48,250
-5.89% -
2013
$51,090
-1.55% -
2012
$51,880
- -

Table 2. Compare Preschool Special Education Teacher Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,780 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for preschool special education teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of preschool special education teachers in Rochester is 42.9 percent (42.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central East New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$101,240
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$88,550
Binghamton
$87,790
Utica-Rome
$76,280
Nassau-Suffolk
$72,330
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$66,890
Kingston
$65,220
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$61,390
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$59,530
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,270
Rochester
$57,780
Syracuse
$57,530
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$55,570
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,610

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.