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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Riverside, CA

The median communications teachers, postsecondary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $180,650 a year, 130% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,175 a month.

10th percentile
$100,860
25th percentile
$134,750
Median percentile
$180,650
75th percentile
$191,110
90th percentile
$250,700

Based on 300 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

$122,095 take-home a year
Gross pay$180,650
Federal income tax−$32,090
Social Security + Medicare−$13,820
California income tax (approx.)−$12,646
Monthly take-home$10,175
Every two weeks$4,696

Does it go far here?

$169,717Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
18%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
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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