How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $49,320 and the 90th percentile is $61,780. The difference is $12,460, which is 23.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $52,520 to the 75th at $61,780, covers $9,260.

The mean annual wage is $55,100, which sits above the median of $52,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Lake Charles, LA median is 29.3% lower than the national median of $74,260 for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,175, which is 17.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.1% lower than the Louisiana median of $59,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Charles, LA is 85.852, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Secondary School at $61,175 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. Lake Charles, LA ranks 8th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 61 miles away, with a median of $63,350 and employment of 110. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,353, against $61,175 here.
• Alexandria, LA is 97 miles away, with a median of $57,940 and employment of 100. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,619, against $61,175 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $59,590 and employment of 370. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,642, against $61,175 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (200 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (163,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.87 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.