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Average Teachers And Instructors, All Other Salary in Salinas, CA

Teachers And Instructors, All Other in Salinas, CA earn a median annual salary of $113,360, which is +71.4% compared to the national median. There are 2,170 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Salinas, CA (metro area).

$113,360
Salinas, CA median annual wage
+71.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $66,140
2,170
Local employment
11.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
15.90
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$87,460
25th
$95,220
Median
$113,360
75th
$135,780
90th
$207,480

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Salinas, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
109.0%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$103,960
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 154.2%
Rents: 145.7%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $128,150 Compare 430
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $124,490 Compare 360
Fresno, CA $105,200 Compare 2,110
Modesto, CA $103,910 Compare 290
Boulder, CO $102,160 Compare 130
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $101,050 Compare 210

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Salinas, CA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Family Medicine Physicians $410,370 2.45
Physicians, All Other $384,990 0.61
Chief Executives $226,270 0.91
Architectural And Engineering Managers $187,730 0.25
Dentists, General $185,040 1.11
Psychiatrists $178,630 1.13
Natural Sciences Managers $171,290 0.31
Physician Assistants $170,180 0.65

Salinas, CA has salary data for 374 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Teachers And Instructors, All Other in Salinas, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Teachers And Instructors, All Other are projected to change by -0.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 18,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.