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

Percentile spread

For Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $76,460 and the 90th percentile is $250,700. The difference is $174,240, which is 126.4% 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 $99,160 to the 75th at $206,540, covers $107,380.

The mean annual wage is $158,450, which sits above the median of $137,810. 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 71.5% higher than the national median of $80,340 for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,470, which is 61.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.4% higher than the California median of $107,340.

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 $137,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary at $129,470 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 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $126,690 and employment of 360. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,230, against $129,470 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $101,980 and employment of 1,830. That median is 26% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,798, against $129,470 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $79,240 and employment of 50. That median is 42.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,070, against $129,470 here.

Employment share

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (400 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (41,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.