How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $82,490 and the 90th percentile is $350,710. The difference is $268,220, which is 160.8% 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 $126,530 to the 75th at $223,730, covers $97,200.

The mean annual wage is $182,570, which sits above the median of $166,850. 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 97.2% higher than the national median of $84,620 for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $149,124, which is 76.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.2% higher than the California median of $129,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $166,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $149,124 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 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $127,800 and employment of 1,250. That median is 23.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,534, against $149,124 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $138,120 and employment of 230. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,761, against $149,124 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 196 miles away, with a median of $128,910 and employment of 30. That median is 22.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,778, against $149,124 here.

Employment share

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (570 of 1,538,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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.