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

How much do Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $170,240. The 10th percentile is $63,850 and the 90th percentile is $274,700. Employment is 290.

Median annual wage

$170,240

10th percentile
$63,850
25th percentile
$92,850
Median
$170,240
75th percentile
$219,230
90th percentile
$274,700
Mean
$158,150

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 $63,850 and the 90th percentile is $274,700. The difference is $210,850, which is 123.9% 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 $92,850 to the 75th at $219,230, covers $126,380.

The mean annual wage is $158,150, which sits below the median of $170,240. 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 133.2% higher than the national median of $72,990 for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $147,250, which is 101.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.1% higher than the California median of $132,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $170,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other at $147,250 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. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $149,960 and employment of 100. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,805, against $147,250 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $169,660 and employment of 50. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $159,051, against $147,250 here.

Employment share

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (290 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $170,240. The 10th percentile is $63,850 and the 90th percentile is $274,700. Employment is 290.

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

The local median is 133.2% higher than the national median of $72,990.

What is Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $170,240 is $147,250. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 78 miles away, at $149,960. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.