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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $137,760 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,982 a month.

10th percentile
$80,660
25th percentile
$107,640
Median percentile
$137,760
75th percentile
$210,450
90th percentile
$294,260

Based on 1,130 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

$95,782 take-home a year
Gross pay$137,760
Federal income tax−$21,796
Social Security + Medicare−$10,539
California income tax (approx.)−$9,643
Monthly take-home$7,982
Every two weeks$3,684

Does it go far here?

$121,304Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
26%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 engineering teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California