Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Rochester, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,330
25th Percentile Wage
$51,150
50th Percentile Wage
$65,600
75th Percentile Wage
$83,280
90th Percentile Wage
$100,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school 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 $100,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,330.

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
$65,600
5.23% 7.07%
2017
$62,170
-0.03% -
2016
$62,190
5.71% -
2015
$58,640
-2.58% -
2014
$60,150
-3.71% -
2013
$62,380
2.28% -
2012
$60,960
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,600 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for secondary school special education teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Rochester is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 13.5 percent (13.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ithaca.

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

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