How does Special Education Teachers, Middle School pay in California compare to the national average?

California Special Education Teachers, Middle School salaries are 53% above the US national median of $64,880 per year.

What is the salary range for a Special Education Teachers, Middle School in California?

Special Education Teachers, Middle School salaries in California range from $62,690 (10th percentile) to $124,180 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Special Education Teachers, Middle School Salary in California

SOC 25-2057 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Special Education Teachers, Middle School in California is $99,270 per year as of 2024. This is 53% above the national median of $64,880. 6,850 people work as Special Education Teachers, Middle Schools in California. Wages have grown 30% since 2019, when the median was $76,590.

Median Annual Salary

$99,270

Mean Annual

$95,850

Median Hourly

—

Total Employed

6,850

Location Quotient

0.61

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$63k

10th

$78k

25th

$99k

Median

$109k

75th

$124k

90th

How This Compares

California

$99,270

this metro

United States

$64,880

you earn +53% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$99,270	$95,850	6,850
2023	$95,380	$94,040	7,240
2022	$86,330	$90,380	4,690
2021	$93,170	$89,760	4,650
2020	$76,420	$76,560	2,650
2019	$76,590	$75,980	3,010

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