California State Wage Atlas

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary in California

SOC 25-1063 · Educational Instruction and Library

770Jobs in California
$160,800Mean annual wage
7th of 42Rank by mean annual wage among states with a published figure
10th: $79,05025th: $100,310Median: $137,36075th: $205,58090th: $266,470Mean: $160,800
Wage distribution in California
MeasureAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$79,050n/a
25th percentile$100,310n/a
Median (50th)$137,360n/a
75th percentile$205,580n/a
90th percentile$266,470n/a
Mean$160,800n/a

Across 42 states with a published mean, the highest are New Hampshire ($236,510), Massachusetts ($185,980), Connecticut ($180,860); the lowest are South Dakota ($86,890), Arkansas ($90,010), Mississippi ($90,220). Compare this occupation across states.

Compared with neighboring states

States that share a land border with California (states that touch only at a corner are not counted).

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary: California and bordering states
StateJobsMean annual wageMedian annual wage
California770$160,800$137,360
Arizona100$162,390$137,250
Nevada———
Oregon180$139,940$136,450

Some figures are not shown. n/a means the source marks it unavailable (* wage, ** employment). A ≥ value (#) means the wage is at or above the top-coded limit. These are not zero.

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