The annual salary statistics of postsecondary political science teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary political science teachers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary political science teachers 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 $147,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary political science 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 | $93,760 | 6.66% | 10.69% |
| 2013 | $87,520 | 4.32% | - |
| 2012 | $83,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,760, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is the lowest paying city for postsecondary political science teachers in state of California, following city of Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary of $134,520). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary political science teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower than that in the highest paying city Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Fresno | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |