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Special Education Teachers, All Other salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median special education teachers, all other in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $109,600 a year, 43% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,522 a month.

10th percentile
$73,930
25th percentile
$95,860
Median percentile
$109,600
75th percentile
$120,860
90th percentile
$120,860

Based on 4,230 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

$78,262 take-home a year
Gross pay$109,600
Federal income tax−$15,282
Social Security + Medicare−$8,384
California income tax (approx.)−$7,672
Monthly take-home$6,522
Every two weeks$3,010

Does it go far here?

$96,508Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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