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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $175,120 a year, 70% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,892 a month.

10th percentile
$80,150
25th percentile
$130,720
Median percentile
$175,120
75th percentile
$215,440
90th percentile
$290,860

Based on 580 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

$118,702 take-home a year
Gross pay$175,120
Federal income tax−$30,763
Social Security + Medicare−$13,397
California income tax (approx.)−$12,258
Monthly take-home$9,892
Every two weeks$4,565

Does it go far here?

$154,201Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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