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Business Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median business teachers, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $128,470 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,507 a month.

10th percentile
$60,910
25th percentile
$79,650
Median percentile
$128,470
75th percentile
$172,560
90th percentile
$262,270

Based on 2,050 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

$90,082 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,470
Federal income tax−$19,567
Social Security + Medicare−$9,828
California income tax (approx.)−$8,993
Monthly take-home$7,507
Every two weeks$3,465

Does it go far here?

$113,124Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
27%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

All business teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California