SOC 25-1032 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Engineering 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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in Fresno, CA is $130,790. The 10th percentile is $79,790 and the 90th percentile is $163,130. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$130,790

10th percentile
$79,790
25th percentile
$99,180
Median
$130,790
75th percentile
$130,790
90th percentile
$163,130
Mean
$122,800

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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $79,790 and the 90th percentile is $163,130. The difference is $83,340, which is 63.7% 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 $99,180 to the 75th at $130,790, covers $31,610.

The mean annual wage is $122,800, which sits below the median of $130,790. 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 19.7% higher than the national median of $109,270 for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,027, which is 17.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the California median of $137,280.

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 $130,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at $128,027 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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. Fresno, CA ranks 3rd 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 94 miles away, with a median of $154,760 and employment of 520. That median is 18.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,152, against $128,027 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 151 miles away, with a median of $100,700 and employment of 150. That median is 23% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,403, against $128,027 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 156 miles away, with a median of $175,200 and employment of 230. That median is 34% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,540, against $128,027 here.

Employment share

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (40 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (40,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.32 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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in Fresno, CA is $130,790. The 10th percentile is $79,790 and the 90th percentile is $163,130. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 19.7% higher than the national median of $109,270.

What is Engineering 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 $130,790 is $128,027. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $154,760. Fresno, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.