How much do Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $74,920 and the 90th percentile is $324,590. The difference is $249,670, which is 156.0% 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 $98,210 to the 75th at $203,820, covers $105,610.

The mean annual wage is $166,370, which sits above the median of $160,090. 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 61.6% higher than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $144,979, which is 46.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.6% higher than the California median of $128,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $160,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $144,979 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 Business Teachers, Postsecondary. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 1st 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $128,640 and employment of 430. That median is 19.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,268, against $144,979 here.
• Fresno, CA is 94 miles away, with a median of $138,680 and employment of 100. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,751, against $144,979 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $113,550 and employment of 170. That median is 29.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,450, against $144,979 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (830 of 1,134,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 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.