SOC 25-1021 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $109,930. The 10th percentile is $59,470 and the 90th percentile is $195,640. Employment is 820.

Median annual wage

$109,930

10th percentile
$59,470
25th percentile
$78,240
Median
$109,930
75th percentile
$162,520
90th percentile
$195,640
Mean
$120,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $59,470 and the 90th percentile is $195,640. The difference is $136,170, which is 123.9% 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 $78,240 to the 75th at $162,520, covers $84,280.

The mean annual wage is $120,220, which sits above the median of $109,930. 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 13.4% higher than the national median of $96,980 for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,798, which is 0.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.3% lower than the California median of $128,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $109,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $96,798 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 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 4th 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).).

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $173,640 and employment of 70. That median is 58% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $159,599, against $96,798 here.
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $166,550 and employment of 300. That median is 51.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,856, against $96,798 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $137,390 and employment of 190. That median is 25% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,075, against $96,798 here.

Employment share

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (820 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $109,930. The 10th percentile is $59,470 and the 90th percentile is $195,640. Employment is 820.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 13.4% higher than the national median of $96,980.

What is Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $109,930 is $96,798. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA compare with nearby metros for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 110 miles away, at $173,640. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.