Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Salt Lake City, Utah

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Salt Lake City, Utah is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary school special education teachers in Salt Lake City 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 Secondary School Special Education Teachers in Salt Lake City, Utah

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,480
25th Percentile Wage
$29,660
50th Percentile Wage
$49,500
75th Percentile Wage
$63,420
90th Percentile Wage
$78,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Salt Lake City, Utah in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,480.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$49,500
-9.41% -12.63%
2017
$54,160
3.25% -
2016
$52,400
24.27% -
2015
$39,680
-36.21% -
2014
$54,050
-3.90% -
2013
$56,160
0.73% -
2012
$55,750
- -

Table 2. Compare Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Salt Lake City with Other Utah Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,500 in Salt Lake City is in the middle of salary range for secondary school special education teachers in state of Utah. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Salt Lake City is 31.9 percent (31.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area and 45.3 percent (45.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Logan.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area
$72,720
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
$53,870
Provo-Orem
$50,320
West Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
$49,790
Salt Lake City
$49,500
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
$45,150
St George
$36,910
Ogden-Clearfield
$28,100
Logan
$27,090

See also: Top paying jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah.