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Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median social work teachers, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $77,970 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,852 a month.

10th percentile
$53,600
25th percentile
$62,100
Median percentile
$77,970
75th percentile
$108,110
90th percentile
$152,040

Based on 160 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

$58,224 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,970
Federal income tax−$8,323
Social Security + Medicare−$5,965
California income tax (approx.)−$5,458
Monthly take-home$4,852
Every two weeks$2,239

Does it go far here?

$68,656Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
43%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 social work teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California