Preschool Special Education Teacher Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of preschool special education teachers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of preschool special education teachers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,450
25th Percentile Wage
$38,680
50th Percentile Wage
$46,070
75th Percentile Wage
$55,590
90th Percentile Wage
$68,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool special education teachers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,450.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$46,070
19.97% 4.36%
2016
$36,870
7.51% -
2015
$34,100
-31.79% -
2013
$44,940
1.96% -
2012
$44,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Preschool Special Education Teacher Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,070 in Philadelphia 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 is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 17.8 percent (17.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$69,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$67,730
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$66,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$64,860
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$61,230
Reading
$59,480
Pittsburgh
$47,640
Philadelphia
$46,070
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$45,670
Lancaster
$37,880