How much do Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $82,470 and the 90th percentile is $205,670. The difference is $123,200, which is 68.4% 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 $149,250 to the 75th at $180,230, covers $30,980.

The mean annual wage is $162,350, which sits below the median of $180,230. 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 146.9% higher than the national median of $72,990 for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $169,322, which is 132% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.6% higher than the California median of $132,920.

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 $180,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other at $169,322 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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. 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 $102,900 and employment of 270. That median is 42.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,968, against $169,322 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $132,920 and employment of 1,450. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,042, against $169,322 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $83,860 and employment of 130. That median is 53.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,680, against $169,322 here.

Employment share

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (180 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.