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Postsecondary Psychology Teacher Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary psychology teachers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Psychology Teachers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,690
25th Percentile Wage
$60,560
50th Percentile Wage
$90,450
75th Percentile Wage
$166,290
90th Percentile Wage
$200,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology teachers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $200,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,690.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$90,450
20.53% 23.54%
2015
$71,880
9.22% -
2014
$65,250
5.89% -
2013
$61,410
-12.62% -
2012
$69,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Psychology Teacher Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,450 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 49.3 percent (49.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$178,420
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$123,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$99,250
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$99,000
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$90,450
Stockton
$89,560
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$86,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$85,960
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$85,760
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$84,750
Fresno
$83,230
Bakersfield-Delano
$82,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$81,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$79,880
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$76,250
Salinas
$75,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$65,840