How much do Physics Teachers, Postsecondary make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Physics Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $76,980 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. The difference is $173,720, which is 124.6% 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 $101,780 to the 75th at $211,040, covers $109,260.

The mean annual wage is $156,870, which sits above the median of $139,400. 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 39% higher than the national median of $100,310 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,963, which is 30.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the California median of $139,420.

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 $139,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physics Teachers, Postsecondary at $130,963 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 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd 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 $152,190 and employment of 120. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,021, against $130,963 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $172,510 and employment of 440. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,903, against $130,963 here.

Employment share

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (60 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.42 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.