How much do Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, the published 10th percentile is $49,910 and the 90th percentile is $129,450. The difference is $79,540, which is 61.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $94,350 to the 75th at $129,450, covers $35,100.

The mean annual wage is $108,070, which sits below the median of $129,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 109.7% higher than the national median of $61,540 for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,987, which is 101.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.5% higher than the California median of $102,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $129,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors at $123,987 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors. Modesto, CA ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $96,280 and employment of 40. That median is 25.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,192, against $123,987 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 71 miles away, with a median of $105,820 and employment of 320. That median is 18% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,529, against $123,987 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 198 miles away, with a median of $102,920 and employment of 40. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,016, against $123,987 here.

Employment share

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (70 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.