SOC 25-1021 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Fresno, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Fresno, CA is $144,170. The 10th percentile is $85,800 and the 90th percentile is $172,740. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$144,170
- 10th percentile
- $85,800
- 25th percentile
- $121,020
- Median
- $144,170
- 75th percentile
- $170,900
- 90th percentile
- $172,740
- Mean
- $139,260
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $85,800 and the 90th percentile is $172,740. The difference is $86,940, which is 60.3% 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 $121,020 to the 75th at $170,900, covers $49,880.
The mean annual wage is $139,260, which sits below the median of $144,170. 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 Fresno, CA median is 48.7% higher than the national median of $96,980 for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $141,125, which is 45.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 12.4% higher than the California median of $128,210.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $144,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $141,125 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Fresno, CA ranks 2nd of 6 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).).
- Merced, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $138,890 and employment of 50. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,328, against $141,125 here.
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 94 miles away, with a median of $125,720 and employment of 340. That median is 12.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,853, against $141,125 here.
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 151 miles away, with a median of $141,210 and employment of 110. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,380, against $141,125 here.
Employment share
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (50 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Fresno, CA · Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Fresno, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Fresno, CA is $144,170. The 10th percentile is $85,800 and the 90th percentile is $172,740. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 48.7% higher than the national median of $96,980.
What is Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Fresno, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $144,170 is $141,125. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
Merced, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 62 miles away, at $138,890. Fresno, CA ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.