The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary school special education teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $41,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $56,540 | 12.63% | 19.79% |
| 2017 | $49,400 | 0.51% | - |
| 2015 | $49,150 | -6.08% | - |
| 2014 | $52,140 | 10.87% | - |
| 2013 | $46,470 | 2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $45,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,540, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Clarksville (median annual salary of $63,310). Compared with Clarksville, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Clarksville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Jackson | |
| Johnson City | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown |