The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary 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 | $65,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary 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 $127,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $99,420 | 5.57% | 15.94% |
| 2017 | $93,880 | 3.43% | - |
| 2016 | $90,660 | 14.55% | - |
| 2015 | $77,470 | -1.65% | - |
| 2014 | $78,750 | 1.17% | - |
| 2013 | $77,830 | -7.38% | - |
| 2012 | $83,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,420, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of California, followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (median annual salary $89,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 9.5 percent (9.5%) higher than that in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.