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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $100,900 a year, 36% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,063 a month.

10th percentile
$61,390
25th percentile
$78,300
Median percentile
$100,900
75th percentile
$116,980
90th percentile
$131,200

Based on 3,920 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

$72,750 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,900
Federal income tax−$13,368
Social Security + Medicare−$7,719
California income tax (approx.)−$7,063
Monthly take-home$6,063
Every two weeks$2,798

Does it go far here?

$88,847Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
34%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, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in California