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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$74,740
25th Percentile Wage
$100,370
50th Percentile Wage
$127,480
75th Percentile Wage
$158,190
90th Percentile Wage
$161,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary engineering 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 $161,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,740.

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,480 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary engineering teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary engineering teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$152,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$141,020
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$137,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$127,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$123,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$109,380
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$108,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$108,440
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$105,840
Fresno
$102,990
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$101,900

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