How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $77,310 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. The difference is $173,390, which is 125.5% 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 $104,650 to the 75th at $190,630, covers $85,980.

The mean annual wage is $156,420, which sits above the median of $138,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 63.2% higher than the national median of $84,620 for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,761, which is 53.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.9% higher than the California median of $129,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $138,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $129,761 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 2nd of 5 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $166,850 and employment of 570. That median is 20.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,124, against $129,761 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $127,800 and employment of 1,250. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,534, against $129,761 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $81,690 and employment of 140. That median is 40.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,515, against $129,761 here.

Employment share

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (230 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.42 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.