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Preschool Special Education Teacher Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of preschool special education teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of preschool special education teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Preschool Special Education Teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,700
25th Percentile Wage
$35,700
50th Percentile Wage
$44,900
75th Percentile Wage
$55,650
90th Percentile Wage
$64,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool special education teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,700.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of preschool special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$44,900
-77.33% -65.99%
2015
$79,620
-2.29% -
2014
$81,440
0.69% -
2013
$80,880
7.85% -
2012
$74,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Preschool Special Education Teacher Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,900 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for preschool special education teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of preschool special education teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 44.8 percent (44.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$81,270
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$76,830
Fresno
$75,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$72,150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$69,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$63,110
Bakersfield-Delano
$52,000
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$47,200
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$44,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$43,650
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$38,470
Hanford-Corcoran
$37,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$35,680

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