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

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education 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 Education Teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,730
25th Percentile Wage
$59,220
50th Percentile Wage
$76,740
75th Percentile Wage
$97,800
90th Percentile Wage
$136,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education 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 $136,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education 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
$76,740
-9.99% 11.06%
2013
$84,410
19.14% -
2012
$68,250
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,740 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 45.1 percent (45.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 20.4 percent (20.4%) 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