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Postsecondary Communications Teacher Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary communications teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary communications teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Communications Teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$72,510
25th Percentile Wage
$98,870
50th Percentile Wage
$130,760
75th Percentile Wage
$145,200
90th Percentile Wage
$156,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary communications teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary communications 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
$130,760
1.86% 3.92%
2013
$128,330
2.10% -
2012
$125,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Communications Teacher Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,760, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the second highest paying city for postsecondary communications teachers in state of California, following the highest paying city Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (median annual salary of $141,980). Compared with Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, the median annual salary of postsecondary communications teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$141,980
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$130,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$116,630
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$107,560
Fresno
$104,760
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$104,380
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$99,280
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$96,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$94,150
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$91,590
Stockton
$83,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$82,990
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$75,910