Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
SOC 25-2052 · 2024-2034
Shrinking -1.8%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $99,890per year
- Projected openings
- 15,030
- Projected change
- -1.8%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $115,917 | 330 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $105,419 | 80 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $103,724 | 90 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $101,865 | 150 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $101,228 | 270 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $100,715 | 470 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $99,944 | 1,110 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $99,575 | 180 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $98,804 | 120 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $97,643 | 80 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $97,643 | 210 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $95,137 | 60 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $94,963 | 3,840 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $94,572 | 90 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $91,655 | 1,620 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $90,505 | 70 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $89,204 | 980 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $85,533 | 100 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $83,756 | 170 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $83,047 | 90 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $82,986 | 1,160 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $82,154 | 90 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $81,969 | 60 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $80,229 | 370 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $79,793 | 760 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $78,836 | 40 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $74,357 | 350 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 80 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $64,949
- A quarter earn under
- $78,847
- Half earn under
- $99,890
- Three quarters earn under
- $111,352
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $127,050
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $47,791 | 208,890 | -0.4% |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $61,988 | 141,370 | +2.2% |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $50,958 | 97,020 | +10.2% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $102,439 | 96,800 | -1.7% |
| Tutors | $46,362 | 91,790 | +6.8% |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $48,727 | 80,570 | +13.1% |