Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Modesto, CA
Median annual salary
$101,640
+59% vs US median ($63,970)
Worth after local cost of living
$82,567
cost index 123.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Modesto, CA
| 10th percentile | $64,670 |
| 25th percentile | $77,460 |
| Median (50th) | $101,640 |
| 75th percentile | $124,710 |
| 90th percentile | $128,290 |
| Mean | $99,430 |
| Employed in metro | 2,450 |
A Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Modesto, CA earns a median of $101,640 per year. That is 59% above the national median of $63,970 for this occupation. Because Modesto, CA has a cost index of 123.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $82,567 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $81,468, median gross rent $1,623/mo, and the median home value $450,100. See the full Modesto, CA cost-of-living profile.