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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,480
25th Percentile Wage
$56,160
50th Percentile Wage
$90,070
75th Percentile Wage
$120,220
90th Percentile Wage
$150,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education 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 $150,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,480.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$90,070
26.34% 26.86%
2018
$66,350
-14.74% -
2016
$76,130
-21.79% -
2015
$92,720
0.70% -
2014
$92,070
28.45% -
2012
$65,880
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,070 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 35.6 percent (35.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$139,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$135,340
Stockton
$102,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$90,070
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$84,460
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$81,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$79,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$78,600
Bakersfield-Delano
$77,400
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$76,740
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$76,300
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$70,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$67,530
Fresno
$64,540
Salinas
$61,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$61,120

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