The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary psychology teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $51,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $123,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $148,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $148,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $123,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $123,270 | 9.67% | 34.14% |
| 2013 | $111,350 | 27.09% | - |
| 2012 | $81,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $123,270, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the second highest paying city for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $178,420). Compared with Santa Rosa-Petaluma, the median annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower.