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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median environmental science teachers, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $95,360 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,770 a month.

10th percentile
$48,660
25th percentile
$73,630
Median percentile
$95,360
75th percentile
$133,170
90th percentile
$156,050

Based on 50 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

$69,241 take-home a year
Gross pay$95,360
Federal income tax−$12,149
Social Security + Medicare−$7,295
California income tax (approx.)−$6,675
Monthly take-home$5,770
Every two weeks$2,663

Does it go far here?

$83,969Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
36%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 environmental science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California