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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,540
25th Percentile Wage
$76,810
50th Percentile Wage
$100,050
75th Percentile Wage
$120,010
90th Percentile Wage
$132,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary 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 $132,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,540.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$100,050
1.38% 4.14%
2016
$98,670
-4.44% -
2015
$103,050
0.80% -
2014
$102,230
2.48% -
2013
$99,690
3.79% -
2012
$95,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Secondary 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 $100,050, Nassau-Suffolk is the highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of New York, followed by Kingston (median annual salary $84,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Nassau-Suffolk is 15.6 percent (15.6%) higher than that in Kingston.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$100,050
Kingston
$84,440
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$80,750
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$77,720
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$74,400
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$72,580
Syracuse
$72,330
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$69,870
Watertown-Fort Drum
$69,740
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$68,170
Elmira
$67,280
Glens Falls
$66,660
Rochester
$65,600
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$64,940
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,070
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$61,850
Binghamton
$61,460
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,350
Utica-Rome
$57,090
Ithaca
$56,770