Special Education Teachers, All Other
SOC 25-2059 · 2024-2034
All special education teachers not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -1.1%
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
- $105,935per year
- Projected openings
- 5,910
- Projected change
- -1.1%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $104,885 | 360 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $103,683 | 100 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $100,961 | 130 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $99,605 | 70 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $99,605 | 80 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $99,143 | 100 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $98,650 | 230 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $96,904 | 20 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $96,390 | 590 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $95,497 | 70 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $93,125 | 520 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $87,916 | 60 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $85,964 | 50 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $85,019 | 550 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $84,671 | 1,750 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $84,516 | 50 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $84,033 | 30 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $82,739 | 470 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $81,557 | 310 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $80,794 | 180 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $79,545 | 90 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $78,466 | 100 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $77,511 | 190 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $76,627 | 100 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $74,850 | 110 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 50 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $66,645
- A quarter earn under
- $84,388
- Half earn under
- $105,935
- Three quarters earn under
- $124,243
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $129,743
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% |
Programs that train for this job — 2
AS Physical Education/Kinesiology
Contra Costa College · San Pablo · $4,047
SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL (Certificate of Achievement)
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,031