Secondary School Teacher, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$52,060
25th Percentile Wage
$62,420
50th Percentile Wage
$74,800
75th Percentile Wage
$89,110
90th Percentile Wage
$98,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,060.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$74,800
6.08% 7.63%
2013
$70,250
1.65% -
2012
$69,090
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,800 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 29.0 percent (29.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$105,390
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$97,830
Hanford-Corcoran
$96,520
Fresno
$96,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$95,860
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$95,740
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$95,270
Napa
$95,180
El Centro
$85,170
Bakersfield-Delano
$84,130
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$83,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$83,110
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$83,020
Salinas
$82,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$82,140
Modesto
$81,620
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$81,580
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$81,570
Vallejo-Fairfield
$81,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$81,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$80,260
Merced
$80,190
Stockton
$80,170
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$80,150
Yuba City
$79,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$78,430
Redding
$77,580
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$77,420
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$77,400
Visalia-Porterville
$77,060
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$76,200
Madera-Chowchilla
$75,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$74,800
Chico
$74,730
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$71,340
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$70,070
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$68,180
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,650
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,620