Paycheck Atlas

Special Education Teachers, All Other salary in California

The median special education teachers, all other in California earns $103,050 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,176 a month.

10th percentile
$64,830
25th percentile
$82,090
Median percentile
$103,050
75th percentile
$120,860
90th percentile
$126,210

Based on 8,920 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$74,112 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,050
Federal income tax−$13,841
Social Security + Medicare−$7,883
California income tax (approx.)−$7,214
Monthly take-home$6,176
Every two weeks$2,850

Does it go far here?

$93,073Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All special education teachers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California