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Postsecondary Political Science Teacher Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary political science teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary political science teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Postsecondary Political Science Teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,480
25th Percentile Wage
$79,410
50th Percentile Wage
$95,570
75th Percentile Wage
$123,870
90th Percentile Wage
$163,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary political science teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,480.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$95,570
39.32% 39.48%
2014
$57,990
0.59% -
2013
$57,650
-0.33% -
2012
$57,840
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Political Science Teacher Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,570 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary political science teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary political science teachers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 29.0 percent (29.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 1.9 percent (1.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$134,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$128,950
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$117,960
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$108,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$101,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$100,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$100,200
Fresno
$99,800
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$99,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$95,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$93,760

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