The annual salary statistics of preschool special education teachers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of preschool special education teachers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $42,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool special education teachers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of preschool special education teachers from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $67,730 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $67,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,730, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is the second highest paying city for preschool special education teachers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $69,910). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of preschool special education teachers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower.
| 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 |