Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Fresno, California

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Fresno, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Fresno 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 Secondary School Special Education Teachers in Fresno, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,520
25th Percentile Wage
$63,490
50th Percentile Wage
$81,820
75th Percentile Wage
$96,130
90th Percentile Wage
$109,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Fresno, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,520.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$81,820
-9.18% -5.62%
2017
$89,330
1.53% -
2016
$87,960
2.81% -
2015
$85,490
4.75% -
2014
$81,430
5.42% -
2013
$77,020
-12.20% -
2012
$86,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Fresno with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,820 in Fresno is in the middle of salary range for secondary school special education teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Fresno is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Vallejo-Fairfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$99,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$89,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$88,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$87,070
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$86,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$84,530
Modesto
$83,770
Fresno
$81,820
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$80,960
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$79,510
Stockton
$78,530
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$78,450
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$77,740
Yuba City
$77,130
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,370
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$74,910
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$73,370
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$72,750
El Centro
$70,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$70,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$68,220
Hanford-Corcoran
$68,020
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,810
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$66,830
Chico
$64,890
Visalia-Porterville
$64,840
Merced
$61,690
Bakersfield-Delano
$58,020
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$57,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$56,990
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$51,720
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$51,020
Vallejo-Fairfield
$47,430

See also: Top paying jobs in Fresno, California.