SOC 25-1063 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Economics Teachers, Postsecondary make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $194,520. The 10th percentile is $80,430 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$194,520
- 10th percentile
- $80,430
- 25th percentile
- $127,610
- Median
- $194,520
- 75th percentile
- $210,620
- 90th percentile
- $250,700
- Mean
- $174,140
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Economics Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $80,430 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. The difference is $170,270, which is 87.5% 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 $127,610 to the 75th at $210,620, covers $83,010.
The mean annual wage is $174,140, which sits below the median of $194,520. 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 57% higher than the national median of $123,920 for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $182,747, which is 47.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 41.6% higher than the California median of $137,360.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $194,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at $182,747 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 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 1st 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).).
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $140,700 and employment of 80. That median is 27.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,752, against $182,747 here.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $137,740 and employment of 250. That median is 29.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,286, against $182,747 here.
Employment share
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,560 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.31 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Economics 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 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $194,520. The 10th percentile is $80,430 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 57% higher than the national median of $123,920.
What is Economics Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $194,520 is $182,747. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary?
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $140,700. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.