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Postsecondary Computer Science Teacher Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary computer science teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary computer science teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Computer Science Teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,800
25th Percentile Wage
$101,630
50th Percentile Wage
$108,210
75th Percentile Wage
$164,940
90th Percentile Wage
$215,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary computer science teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $215,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,800.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary computer science teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$108,210
1.01% 1.02%
2015
$107,120
18.49% -
2014
$87,310
29.40% -
2013
$61,640
-73.77% -
2012
$107,110
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Computer Science Teacher Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,210 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary computer science teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary computer science teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Visalia-Porterville and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Visalia-Porterville
$155,270
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$129,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$129,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$126,650
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$122,510
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$119,690
Fresno
$108,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$108,210
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$107,900
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$101,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$100,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$98,660
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$90,700
Redding
$85,330
Stockton
$83,680
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$78,440

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.