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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $96,970 a year, 49% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,855 a month.

10th percentile
$62,800
25th percentile
$77,160
Median percentile
$96,970
75th percentile
$117,070
90th percentile
$123,430

Based on 6,410 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

$70,260 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,970
Federal income tax−$12,503
Social Security + Medicare−$7,418
California income tax (approx.)−$6,788
Monthly take-home$5,855
Every two weeks$2,702

Does it go far here?

$85,386Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
35%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, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in California