Special Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Morgantown, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Morgantown, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Morgantown 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 Morgantown, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,230
25th Percentile Wage
$47,020
50th Percentile Wage
$47,960
75th Percentile Wage
$60,900
90th Percentile Wage
$60,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Morgantown, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,230.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2021
$47,960
-2.29% 2.59%
2020
$49,060
4.77% -
2019
$46,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Special Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Morgantown with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,960 in Morgantown is in the middle of salary range for secondary school special education teachers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Morgantown is 39.1 percent (39.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Winchester and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Charleston.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Winchester
$78,750
Cumberland
$77,280
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$64,710
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$64,340
Weirton-Steubenville
$60,690
Wheeling
$59,850
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$56,950
Huntington-Ashland
$55,660
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna
$49,730
Morgantown
$47,960
Charleston
$37,080

See also: Top paying jobs in Morgantown, West Virginia.