How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $50,980 and the 90th percentile is $99,990. The difference is $49,010, which is 65.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $52,610 to the 75th at $88,800, covers $36,190.

The mean annual wage is $77,070, which sits above the median of $74,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 0.6% higher than the national median of $74,260 for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,034, which is 0.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.1% lower than the California median of $101,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 100.886, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Secondary School at $74,034 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 11th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $104,090 and employment of 290. That median is 39.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,170, against $74,034 here.
• Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $76,610 and employment of 70. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,395, against $74,034 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $100,900 and employment of 3,920. That median is 35.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,847, against $74,034 here.