SOC 25-1082 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Library Science 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 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $156,310. The 10th percentile is $119,750 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$156,310

10th percentile
$119,750
25th percentile
$151,720
Median
$156,310
75th percentile
$234,060
90th percentile
$250,700
Mean
$175,360

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 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $119,750 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. The difference is $130,950, which is 83.8% 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 $151,720 to the 75th at $234,060, covers $82,340.

The mean annual wage is $175,360, which sits above the median of $156,310. 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 94.6% higher than the national median of $80,340 for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $146,850, which is 82.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.4% higher than the California median of $125,640.

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 $156,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $146,850 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 Library Science 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 $129,150 and employment of 30. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,429, against $146,850 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $109,250 and employment of 70. That median is 30.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,200, against $146,850 here.

Employment share

Library Science 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 0.00% of employment (3,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $156,310. The 10th percentile is $119,750 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 94.6% higher than the national median of $80,340.

What is Library Science 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 $156,310 is $146,850. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Library Science 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 $129,150. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.