The annual salary statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,090 | 16.07% | 30.39% |
| 2021 | $79,810 | -22.30% | - |
| 2020 | $97,610 | 7.29% | - |
| 2019 | $90,490 | 12.84% | - |
| 2018 | $78,870 | 7.10% | - |
| 2017 | $73,270 | 5.80% | - |
| 2016 | $69,020 | 7.27% | - |
| 2015 | $64,000 | -1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $64,960 | 1.03% | - |
| 2013 | $64,290 | -2.96% | - |
| 2012 | $66,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $95,090, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in state of California, followed by Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (median annual salary $92,540). In comparison, the median annual salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.