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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Riverside, CA

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $163,750 a year, 108% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,311 a month.

10th percentile
$55,940
25th percentile
$76,510
Median percentile
$163,750
75th percentile
$209,650
90th percentile
$250,700

Based on 560 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$111,727 take-home a year
Gross pay$163,750
Federal income tax−$28,034
Social Security + Medicare−$12,527
California income tax (approx.)−$11,463
Monthly take-home$9,311
Every two weeks$4,297

Does it go far here?

$153,840Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Pharmacists$161,870
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$161,380

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