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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in California

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in California earns $139,720 a year, 82% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,082 a month.

10th percentile
$68,960
25th percentile
$82,190
Median percentile
$139,720
75th percentile
$216,150
90th percentile
$259,890

Based on 1,460 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

$96,984 take-home a year
Gross pay$139,720
Federal income tax−$22,267
Social Security + Medicare−$10,689
California income tax (approx.)−$9,780
Monthly take-home$8,082
Every two weeks$3,730

Does it go far here?

$126,192Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California