Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary Information in New York

The average annual salaries for secondary school special education teachers in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers among New York areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Secondary School Special Education Teachers in New York (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,060
25th Percentile Wage
$60,440
50th Percentile Wage
$77,400
75th Percentile Wage
$103,090
90th Percentile Wage
$129,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $50,060.

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
$77,400
0.39% 5.31%
2017
$77,100
1.45% -
2016
$75,980
0.20% -
2015
$75,830
3.24% -
2014
$73,370
1.34% -
2013
$72,390
-1.24% -
2012
$73,290
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Secondary School Special Education Teachers in New York Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in state of New York ranges from $56,770 to $100,050. The highest paying area for secondary school special education teachers in New York is Nassau-Suffolk with a median annual salary of $100,050. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is Kingston (mean annual salary $84,440). The lowest paying area is Ithaca with a median annual salary of $56,770.

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