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

Percentile spread

For Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $77,870 and the 90th percentile is $337,720. The difference is $259,850, which is 187.9% 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 $116,400 to the 75th at $216,910, covers $100,510.

The mean annual wage is $167,730, which sits above the median of $138,300. 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 48.3% higher than the national median of $93,250 for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,607, which is 32.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% higher than the California median of $132,960.

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 $138,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary at $123,607 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 3rd of 3 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 $141,370 and employment of 560. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,483, against $123,607 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $156,430 and employment of 110. That median is 13.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,963, against $123,607 here.

Employment share

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (250 of 1,538,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.26 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.