The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of middle school special education teachers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $33,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $44,910 | -2.23% | -9.06% |
| 2017 | $45,910 | -8.52% | - |
| 2016 | $49,820 | -11.16% | - |
| 2015 | $55,380 | -0.70% | - |
| 2014 | $55,770 | 2.03% | - |
| 2013 | $54,640 | 10.36% | - |
| 2012 | $48,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,910, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the lowest paying city for middle school special education teachers in state of South Carolina, following city of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $67,810). Compared with the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 33.8 percent (33.8%) lower.