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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median sociology teachers, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $128,010 a year, 52% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,483 a month.

10th percentile
$66,470
25th percentile
$80,500
Median percentile
$128,010
75th percentile
$175,300
90th percentile
$239,900

Based on 280 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

$89,800 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,010
Federal income tax−$19,456
Social Security + Medicare−$9,793
California income tax (approx.)−$8,961
Monthly take-home$7,483
Every two weeks$3,454

Does it go far here?

$112,719Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
28%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 sociology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California