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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in Fresno, CA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in Fresno, CA is $98,860. BLS estimates approximately 490 people work in this occupation in Fresno, CA. Fresno, CA is 33.1% above the national median ($74,260).

Median salary
$98,860
Average salary
$100,150
Median hourly
Not available
Employment
490

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$62,000Not available
25th percentile$84,890Not available
Median (50th)$98,860Not available
75th percentile$118,670Not available
90th percentile$129,000Not available

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 5.5% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 19.6% — Use with caution

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.025
Location quotient
0.97

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Fresno, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 102.158, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $96,772 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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