SOC 25-1069 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other make in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is $169,660. The 10th percentile is $49,900 and the 90th percentile is $288,320. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$169,660

10th percentile
$49,900
25th percentile
$84,240
Median
$169,660
75th percentile
$208,400
90th percentile
$288,320
Mean
$154,960

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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $49,900 and the 90th percentile is $288,320. The difference is $238,420, which is 140.5% 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 $84,240 to the 75th at $208,400, covers $124,160.

The mean annual wage is $154,960, which sits below the median of $169,660. 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA median is 132.4% higher than the national median of $72,990 for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $159,051, which is 117.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27.6% higher than the California median of $132,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 106.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $169,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other at $159,051 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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 2nd 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $170,240 and employment of 290. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,250, against $159,051 here.
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $149,960 and employment of 100. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,805, against $159,051 here.

Employment share

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (50 of 1,080,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other make in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is $169,660. The 10th percentile is $49,900 and the 90th percentile is $288,320. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other?

The local median is 132.4% higher than the national median of $72,990.

What is Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other pay in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 106.670, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $169,660 is $159,051. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA compare with nearby metros for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other?

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 98 miles away, at $170,240. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.