SOC 25-1071 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $357,220. The 10th percentile is $101,160 and the 90th percentile is $357,220. Employment is 4,340.

Median annual wage

$357,220

10th percentile
$101,160
25th percentile
$167,790
Median
$357,220
75th percentile
$357,220
90th percentile
$357,220
Mean
$260,720

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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $101,160 and the 90th percentile is $357,220. The difference is $256,060, which is 71.7% 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 $167,790 to the 75th at $357,220, covers $189,430.

The mean annual wage is $260,720, which sits below the median of $357,220. 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 232.9% higher than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $308,979, which is 187.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 116.4% higher than the California median of $165,110.

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 $357,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $308,979 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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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).).

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $80,690 and employment of 490. That median is 77.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,645, against $308,979 here.
  • Fresno, CA is 156 miles away, with a median of $138,400 and employment of 140. That median is 61.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,476, against $308,979 here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (4,340 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $357,220. The 10th percentile is $101,160 and the 90th percentile is $357,220. Employment is 4,340.

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

The local median is 232.9% higher than the national median of $107,310.

What is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $357,220 is $308,979. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 98 miles away, at $80,690. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.