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Tutor Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for tutors in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of tutors among California areas 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 Tutors in California (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,200
25th Percentile Wage
$31,840
50th Percentile Wage
$36,470
75th Percentile Wage
$44,960
90th Percentile Wage
$61,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tutors in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $30,200.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$36,470
0.30% 0.30%
2021
$36,360
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Tutors in California Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of tutors in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of tutors in state of California ranges from $29,320 to $47,600. The highest paying area for tutors in California is North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $47,600. The second highest paying city/area in California State is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (mean annual salary $45,420). The lowest paying area is Merced with a median annual salary of $29,320.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$45,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$39,030
Napa
$38,910
Hanford-Corcoran
$38,630
Vallejo-Fairfield
$37,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,550
Yuba City
$37,150
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$36,980
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$36,970
Madera-Chowchilla
$36,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$36,310
Bakersfield-Delano
$36,050
Visalia-Porterville
$35,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,490
El Centro
$35,490
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$35,430
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$35,210
Modesto
$35,160
Salinas
$35,080
Stockton
$33,930
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,350
Fresno
$33,190
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$33,090
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$32,500
Chico
$30,750
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$30,000
Merced
$29,320


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