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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Riverside, CA

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $103,730 a year, 40% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,212 a month.

10th percentile
$69,020
25th percentile
$89,990
Median percentile
$103,730
75th percentile
$127,040
90th percentile
$131,640

Based on 1,630 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

$74,543 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,730
Federal income tax−$13,991
Social Security + Medicare−$7,935
California income tax (approx.)−$7,261
Monthly take-home$6,212
Every two weeks$2,867

Does it go far here?

$97,452Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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