Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Los Angeles, California

The average Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Los Angeles, California earns $183,420 a year.

$183,420 / year, mean
↑ 24.7% above national average 88th percentile in California

Los Angeles pays well above most of California for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's a solid premium over the national average for health specialties teachers, postsecondary. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
8,410
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.9%
Cost of living 114 #3 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $968,608 #5 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $93,525 #23 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Los Angeles ranks #3 for cost of living and #5 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $260,720 Ithaca $201,560 Houston $186,400 Los Angeles $183,420 Austin $179,150 Fresno $174,520 College Station $171,240 Seattle $170,340 Miami $169,550 Charlottesville $165,350 New York $154,400 Kiryas Joel $148,550 Harrisburg $147,510 Bakersfield $146,450 Baltimore $145,840 Spokane $141,700 Riverside $140,250 Philadelphia $139,900 Dallas $139,780 Beaumont $139,070 San Diego $138,350 Lansing $138,240 San Antonio $137,010 Grand Rapids $135,110 Lafayette $134,870 Ann Arbor $134,510 Corvallis $133,320 Champaign $133,000 Portland $132,820 Bloomington $132,300 Lexington $130,790 Richmond $130,720 Indianapolis $129,890 Pittsburgh $129,880 Santa Maria $129,200 McAllen $128,560 Trenton $125,260 Bowling Green $123,110 Detroit $122,730 Roanoke $120,310 Chicago $119,970 Kokomo $117,900 Orlando $116,100 Deltona $116,010 Virginia Beach $115,750 Bellingham $113,920 Buffalo $112,780 Evansville $111,630 Palm Bay $107,540 Fort Wayne $107,410 South Bend $107,210 Syracuse $107,100 Tampa $106,040 Allentown $105,770 Erie $104,020 Scranton $103,480 Harrisonburg $102,820 Salem $99,790 Sacramento $99,140 Terre Haute $98,110 Amarillo $95,540 Corpus Christi $93,770 Wheeling $93,080 Abilene $93,070 Jacksonville $91,730 Flint $90,510 Louisville $88,300 Reading $87,990 Lubbock $86,630 Brownsville $85,830 Odessa $85,180 Utica $84,700 Killeen $84,380 Tyler $83,340 Bloomington $81,140 Sarasota $80,730 Hagerstown $80,010 Eugene $79,490 Fort Myers $77,360 El Paso $77,010 Morgantown $75,820 Charleston $75,310 Lakeland $74,850 Bend $73,350 Rockford $72,620 Tallahassee $71,430 Port St. Lucie $70,490 Huntington $70,350 Springfield $70,020 Peoria $59,440 Victoria $49,210
CityMean salaryvs. Los Angeles
Abilene, Texas$93,070-49.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$105,770-42.3%
Amarillo, Texas$95,540-47.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$134,510-26.7%
Austin, Texas$179,150-2.3%
Bakersfield, California$146,450-20.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$145,840-20.5%
Beaumont, Texas$139,070-24.2%
Bellingham, Washington$113,920-37.9%
Bend, Oregon$73,350-60.0%
Bloomington, Illinois$81,140-55.8%
Bloomington, Indiana$132,300-27.9%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$123,110-32.9%
Brownsville, Texas$85,830-53.2%
Buffalo, New York$112,780-38.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$77,360-57.8%
Champaign, Illinois$133,000-27.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$75,310-58.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$165,350-9.9%
Chicago, Illinois$119,970-34.6%
College Station, Texas$171,240-6.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$93,770-48.9%
Corvallis, Oregon$133,320-27.3%
Dallas, Texas$139,780-23.8%
Deltona, Florida$116,010-36.8%
Detroit, Michigan$122,730-33.1%
El Paso, Texas$77,010-58.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$104,020-43.3%
Eugene, Oregon$79,490-56.7%
Evansville, Indiana$111,630-39.1%
Flint, Michigan$90,510-50.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$107,410-41.4%
Fresno, California$174,520-4.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$135,110-26.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$80,010-56.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$147,510-19.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$102,820-43.9%
Houston, Texas$186,400+1.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$70,350-61.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$129,890-29.2%
Ithaca, New York$201,560+9.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$91,730-50.0%
Killeen, Texas$84,380-54.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$148,550-19.0%
Kokomo, Indiana$117,900-35.7%
Lafayette, Indiana$134,870-26.5%
Lakeland, Florida$74,850-59.2%
Lansing, Michigan$138,240-24.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$130,790-28.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$88,300-51.9%
Lubbock, Texas$86,630-52.8%
McAllen, Texas$128,560-29.9%
Miami, Florida$169,550-7.6%
Morgantown, West Virginia$75,820-58.7%
New York, New York$154,400-15.8%
Sarasota, Florida$80,730-56.0%
Odessa, Texas$85,180-53.6%
Orlando, Florida$116,100-36.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$107,540-41.4%
Peoria, Illinois$59,440-67.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$139,900-23.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$129,880-29.2%
Portland, Oregon$132,820-27.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$70,490-61.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$87,990-52.0%
Richmond, Virginia$130,720-28.7%
Riverside, California$140,250-23.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$120,310-34.4%
Rockford, Illinois$72,620-60.4%
Sacramento, California$99,140-45.9%
Salem, Oregon$99,790-45.6%
San Antonio, Texas$137,010-25.3%
San Diego, California$138,350-24.6%
San Francisco, California$260,720+42.1%
Santa Maria, California$129,200-29.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$103,480-43.6%
Seattle, Washington$170,340-7.1%
South Bend, Indiana$107,210-41.5%
Spokane, Washington$141,700-22.7%
Springfield, Illinois$70,020-61.8%
Syracuse, New York$107,100-41.6%
Tallahassee, Florida$71,430-61.1%
Tampa, Florida$106,040-42.2%
Terre Haute, Indiana$98,110-46.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$125,260-31.7%
Tyler, Texas$83,340-54.6%
Utica, New York$84,700-53.8%
Victoria, Texas$49,210-73.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$115,750-36.9%
Wheeling, West Virginia$93,080-49.3%
Gross salary
183,420/yr
Estimated take-home
123,668/yr
Est. total withheld
32.6%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Los Angeles

These notes add local color around Los Angeles, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1071 SOC code
Official area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 31080 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Long BeachAnaheim
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
13,012,469