The annual salary statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $61,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,140 | 1.14% | 18.78% |
| 2021 | $62,420 | 4.20% | - |
| 2020 | $59,800 | 1.19% | - |
| 2019 | $59,090 | 0.32% | - |
| 2018 | $58,900 | -6.55% | - |
| 2017 | $62,760 | 3.57% | - |
| 2016 | $60,520 | 4.44% | - |
| 2015 | $57,830 | 8.35% | - |
| 2014 | $53,000 | 1.21% | - |
| 2013 | $52,360 | 2.06% | - |
| 2012 | $51,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,140, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $64,780). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.