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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$67,760
25th Percentile Wage
$99,820
50th Percentile Wage
$119,450
75th Percentile Wage
$124,000
90th Percentile Wage
$215,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary history 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 $215,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,760.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary history teachers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$119,450
28.24% 19.83%
2014
$85,720
5.16% -
2013
$81,300
-17.79% -
2012
$95,760
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,450 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary history teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary history teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$128,060
Fresno
$123,850
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$120,130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$119,450
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$115,060
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$107,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$103,650
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$101,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$93,310
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$92,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$89,760
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$84,460
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$65,160

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