The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $46,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $189,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $189,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $89,320 | 9.31% | -8.20% |
| 2015 | $81,000 | 2.25% | - |
| 2014 | $79,180 | 7.24% | - |
| 2013 | $73,450 | -31.57% | - |
| 2012 | $96,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,320 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 30.6 percent (30.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim |