How much do Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $85,730 and the 90th percentile is $300,100. The difference is $214,370, which is 122.4% 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 $128,130 to the 75th at $221,270, covers $93,140.

The mean annual wage is $180,320, which sits above the median of $175,200. 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 60.3% higher than the national median of $109,270 for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $151,540, which is 38.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27.6% higher than the California median of $137,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $175,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at $151,540 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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st 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).).

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $154,760 and employment of 520. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,152, against $151,540 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $100,700 and employment of 150. That median is 42.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,403, against $151,540 here.
• Fresno, CA is 156 miles away, with a median of $130,790 and employment of 40. That median is 25.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,027, against $151,540 here.

Employment share

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (230 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (40,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.37 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.