Other Teacher and Instructor Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for other teachers and instructors in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of other teachers and instructors 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 Teachers and Instructors in California (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,130
25th Percentile Wage
$33,960
50th Percentile Wage
$52,430
75th Percentile Wage
$73,140
90th Percentile Wage
$91,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other teachers and instructors in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $25,130.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other teachers and instructors from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$52,430
-0.32% -0.32%
2012
$52,600
- -

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

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of other teachers and instructors in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of other teachers and instructors in state of California ranges from $33,890 to $102,040. The highest paying area for other teachers and instructors in California is Salinas with a median annual salary of $102,040. The second highest paying city/area in California State is Merced (mean annual salary $99,090). The lowest paying area is Fresno with a median annual salary of $33,890.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Salinas
$102,040
Merced
$99,090
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$82,670
Stockton
$82,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$81,300
Vallejo-Fairfield
$80,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$79,110
Yuba City
$78,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$78,580
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$78,350
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$78,350
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$78,000
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$77,240
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$77,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$76,930
Madera-Chowchilla
$75,990
Napa
$75,640
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$75,230
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$66,210
Hanford-Corcoran
$65,890
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,810
Chico
$64,880
Redding
$64,630
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$64,520
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$62,940
Visalia-Porterville
$62,150
Modesto
$61,300
El Centro
$61,150
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$61,080
Bakersfield-Delano
$61,040
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$50,880
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$46,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$46,650
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$45,320
Fresno
$33,890