Teachers and Instructors, All Other
SOC 25-3099 · 2024-2034
All teachers and instructors not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $89,908per year
- Projected openings
- 40,500
- Projected change
- +2.4%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $113,770 | 2,980 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $111,942 | 120 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $105,756 | 3,110 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $105,008 | 250 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $103,118 | 520 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $103,118 | 530 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $101,629 | 390 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $101,023 | 170 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $100,285 | 9,860 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $99,605 | 2,570 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $99,554 | 130 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $97,972 | 650 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $97,325 | 360 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $95,137 | 1,030 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $94,644 | 100 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $85,482 | 420 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $85,143 | 190 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $83,612 | 3,950 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $83,510 | 530 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $83,427 | 320 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $82,215 | 970 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $82,144 | 2,620 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $81,671 | 490 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $81,417 | 2,040 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $81,137 | 2,750 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $80,726 | 6,180 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $79,986 | 170 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $79,010 | 130 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $77,932 | 650 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $62,205 | 380 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $49,015
- A quarter earn under
- $64,260
- Half earn under
- $89,908
- Three quarters earn under
- $114,272
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $132,734
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $47,791 | 208,890 | -0.4% |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $61,988 | 141,370 | +2.2% |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $50,958 | 97,020 | +10.2% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $102,439 | 96,800 | -1.7% |
| Tutors | $46,362 | 91,790 | +6.8% |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $48,727 | 80,570 | +13.1% |
Programs that train for this job — 3
AS Degree Early Childhood Education: Montessori Education Preschool Teacher
Contra Costa College · San Pablo · $3,326
Cert. of Achievement Early Childhood Education: Montessori Education-Intro Level
Contra Costa College · San Pablo · $873
Designated Subjects Teaching Credential Program (Career Technical Education, Adult Education, Special Subjects-Basic Military Drill or ROTC)
San Diego County Office of Education · San Diego · $2,750