Middle School Teacher, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,760
25th Percentile Wage
$57,850
50th Percentile Wage
$72,810
75th Percentile Wage
$87,960
90th Percentile Wage
$99,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,760.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$72,810
6.48% 5.32%
2016
$68,090
-1.34% -
2015
$69,000
-0.14% -
2014
$69,100
1.33% -
2013
$68,180
-1.11% -
2012
$68,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Middle School Teacher, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,810 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 28.9 percent (28.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$102,440
Napa
$101,720
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$101,370
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$99,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$97,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$97,050
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$96,550
Merced
$95,760
El Centro
$94,230
Bakersfield-Delano
$94,140
Visalia-Porterville
$91,280
Yuba City
$90,340
Salinas
$84,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$81,810
Vallejo-Fairfield
$81,520
Redding
$81,340
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$80,960
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$80,920
Fresno
$79,960
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$79,650
Stockton
$79,590
Chico
$79,580
Hanford-Corcoran
$79,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$79,160
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$78,560
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$78,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$78,030
Modesto
$77,980
Madera-Chowchilla
$77,890
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$77,120
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$77,060
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$73,410
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$72,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$72,810
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$72,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$70,230
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,640
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$61,210
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,010