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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in California

The median environmental science teachers, postsecondary in California earns $108,290 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,453 a month.

10th percentile
$65,250
25th percentile
$78,070
Median percentile
$108,290
75th percentile
$135,790
90th percentile
$168,810

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

$77,432 take-home a year
Gross pay$108,290
Federal income tax−$14,994
Social Security + Medicare−$8,284
California income tax (approx.)−$7,580
Monthly take-home$6,453
Every two weeks$2,978

Does it go far here?

$97,805Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
32%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 environmental science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California