Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school amongst California areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in California (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$60,640
25th Percentile Wage
$77,790
50th Percentile Wage
$95,440
75th Percentile Wage
$102,870
90th Percentile Wage
$128,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $60,640.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$95,440
-7.47% 24.78%
2021
$102,570
22.20% -
2020
$79,800
0.99% -
2019
$79,010
2.96% -
2018
$76,670
3.31% -
2017
$74,130
3.82% -
2016
$71,300
-0.31% -
2015
$71,520
-0.92% -
2014
$72,180
0.32% -
2013
$71,950
0.22% -
2012
$71,790
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in California Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in state of California ranges from $41,700 to $109,910. The highest paying area for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in California is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with a median annual salary of $109,910. The second highest paying city/area in California State is Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (mean annual salary $107,810). The lowest paying area is Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $41,700.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$109,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$107,810
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$103,710
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$101,320
El Centro
$98,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$97,750
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$96,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$96,380
Modesto
$96,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$95,580
Stockton
$94,000
Fresno
$90,720
Bakersfield-Delano
$90,250
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$86,950
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$81,780
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$80,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$77,000
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$75,600
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$73,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$72,160
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$70,220
Vallejo-Fairfield
$67,540
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$66,030
Visalia-Porterville
$64,900
Merced
$61,740
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,440
Salinas
$54,440
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,700