Other Postsecondary Teacher Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of other postsecondary teachers in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other postsecondary teachers in Modesto 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 Other Postsecondary Teachers in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,010
25th Percentile Wage
$46,600
50th Percentile Wage
$59,760
75th Percentile Wage
$80,920
90th Percentile Wage
$102,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other postsecondary teachers in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,010.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other postsecondary teachers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$59,760
0.15% 0.00%
2014
$59,670
0.37% -
2013
$59,450
-0.52% -
2012
$59,760
- -

Table 2. Compare Other Postsecondary Teacher Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,760, Modesto is the lowest paying city for other postsecondary teachers in state of California, following city of Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary of $182,010). In comparison, the median annual salary of other postsecondary teachers in Modesto is 67.2 percent (67.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Vallejo-Fairfield.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.