Other Postsecondary Teacher Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for other postsecondary teachers in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of other postsecondary teachers amongst California cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Other Postsecondary Teachers in California (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,890
25th Percentile Wage
$63,320
50th Percentile Wage
$104,580
75th Percentile Wage
$137,010
90th Percentile Wage
$165,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other postsecondary teachers in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $49,890.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other postsecondary teachers from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$104,580
12.73% 39.09%
2019
$91,270
25.35% -
2015
$68,130
3.41% -
2014
$65,810
8.18% -
2013
$60,430
-5.41% -
2012
$63,700
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Other Postsecondary Teachers in California Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of other postsecondary teachers in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of other postsecondary teachers in state of California ranges from $59,760 to $182,010. The highest paying area for other postsecondary teachers in California is Vallejo-Fairfield with a median annual salary of $182,010. The second highest paying city/area in California State is Visalia-Porterville (mean annual salary $163,170). The lowest paying area is Modesto with a median annual salary of $59,760.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vallejo-Fairfield
$182,010
Visalia-Porterville
$163,170
Bakersfield-Delano
$99,390
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$96,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$95,720
Stockton
$92,910
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$86,320
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$85,750
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$84,510
Yuba City
$80,690
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$80,030
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$76,370
Chico
$73,270
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$69,630
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$68,920
Salinas
$68,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$66,970
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$65,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$64,580
Fresno
$64,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$62,610
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$62,490
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$62,360
Modesto
$59,760