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Postsecondary Chemistry Teacher Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary chemistry teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary chemistry teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 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. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,380
25th Percentile Wage
$74,410
50th Percentile Wage
$104,490
75th Percentile Wage
$137,940
90th Percentile Wage
$184,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary chemistry teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $184,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,380.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary chemistry teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$104,490
9.76% 6.26%
2013
$94,290
-3.88% -
2012
$97,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Chemistry Teacher Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,490 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary chemistry teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary chemistry teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$124,520
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$108,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$107,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$104,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$104,220
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$102,200
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$101,930
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$101,170
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$101,010
Fresno
$100,570
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$93,690