The annual salary statistics of preschool special education teachers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of preschool special education teachers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $53,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool special education teachers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of preschool special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,060 | 15.71% | 11.44% |
| 2021 | $64,110 | 3.65% | - |
| 2020 | $61,770 | -19.83% | - |
| 2019 | $74,020 | 1.93% | - |
| 2018 | $72,590 | 7.20% | - |
| 2017 | $67,360 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $67,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,060 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for preschool special education teachers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of preschool special education teachers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Yakima and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.