The annual salary statistics of all other special education teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of all other special education teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $63,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all other special education teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of all other special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,070 | -5.59% | 21.62% |
| 2021 | $79,270 | 9.05% | - |
| 2020 | $72,100 | 5.62% | - |
| 2019 | $68,050 | 11.32% | - |
| 2018 | $60,350 | 2.07% | - |
| 2017 | $59,100 | 1.78% | - |
| 2016 | $58,050 | 18.52% | - |
| 2015 | $47,300 | 4.04% | - |
| 2014 | $45,390 | -27.08% | - |
| 2013 | $57,680 | -2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $58,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,070, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for all other special education teachers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $97,050). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of all other special education teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane |