The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary sociology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $56,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $153,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,440 | -87.79% | -15.47% |
| 2021 | $152,940 | 20.82% | - |
| 2020 | $121,100 | 11.05% | - |
| 2019 | $107,720 | 12.70% | - |
| 2016 | $94,040 | 3.16% | - |
| 2015 | $91,070 | -3.26% | - |
| 2012 | $94,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,440, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the lowest paying city for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of California, following city of Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (median annual salary of $128,620). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is about 36.7 percent (36.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.