The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secondary school special education teachers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $54,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,460.
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 | $79,470 | 3.85% | 22.45% |
| 2017 | $76,410 | 5.75% | - |
| 2016 | $72,020 | 12.39% | - |
| 2015 | $63,100 | 1.36% | - |
| 2014 | $62,240 | -0.51% | - |
| 2013 | $62,560 | 1.49% | - |
| 2012 | $61,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,470, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Washington, followed by Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary $70,690). In comparison, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 11.0 percent (11.0%) higher than that in Bremerton-Silverdale.