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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $103,870 a year, 36% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,219 a month.

10th percentile
$65,250
25th percentile
$79,780
Median percentile
$103,870
75th percentile
$169,340
90th percentile
$220,920

Based on 660 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

$74,632 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,870
Federal income tax−$14,021
Social Security + Medicare−$7,946
California income tax (approx.)−$7,271
Monthly take-home$6,219
Every two weeks$2,870

Does it go far here?

$91,462Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
33%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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California