The annual salary statistics of preschool special education teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of preschool special education teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool special education teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of preschool special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,860 | 0.08% | 11.39% |
| 2021 | $64,810 | -8.30% | - |
| 2020 | $70,190 | 12.68% | - |
| 2019 | $61,290 | 20.31% | - |
| 2018 | $48,840 | -9.15% | - |
| 2017 | $53,310 | -17.45% | - |
| 2016 | $62,610 | -3.19% | - |
| 2015 | $64,610 | -20.21% | - |
| 2014 | $77,670 | 26.69% | - |
| 2013 | $56,940 | -0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $57,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,860 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for preschool special education teachers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of preschool special education teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 41.6 percent (41.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Reading | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Lancaster |