The annual salary statistics of postsecondary geography teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary geography teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary geography teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $143,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary geography teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $107,110 | 8.29% | 8.24% |
| 2013 | $98,230 | -0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $98,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $107,110, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is the second highest paying city for postsecondary geography teachers in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine (median annual salary of $121,600). Compared with Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, the median annual salary of postsecondary geography teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara |