Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Riverside, California

The average Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in Riverside, California earns $166,360 a year.

$166,360 / year, mean
↑ 29.0% above national average 75th percentile in California

Riverside pays well above most of California for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for engineering teachers, postsecondary than the U.S. average. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.1%
Cost of living 106 #19 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 $585,378 #18 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $86,031 #35 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Riverside ranks #19 for cost of living and #18 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 Jose $187,890 San Francisco $180,320 Riverside $166,360 Ann Arbor $165,360 Los Angeles $161,200 Austin $146,460 Seattle $145,240 Detroit $142,340 Miami $138,720 College Station $136,060 Santa Maria $132,610 Buffalo $132,220 Dallas $130,500 San Diego $129,600 Baltimore $128,750 New York $128,310 McAllen $127,510 Fresno $122,800 Richmond $122,550 Houston $122,380 Indianapolis $121,490 Chicago $120,870 San Antonio $119,640 Grand Rapids $119,560 Fort Wayne $117,500 Erie $116,310 Harrisburg $115,010 Syracuse $113,760 Portland $113,540 Sacramento $111,530 South Bend $110,250 Amarillo $109,180 Allentown $108,490 Scranton $105,750 El Paso $104,130 Virginia Beach $101,070 Trenton $100,290 Spokane $97,470 Laredo $95,000 Philadelphia $93,560 Utica $91,910 Pittsburgh $83,680 Orlando $79,810
CityMean salaryvs. Riverside
Allentown, Pennsylvania$108,490-34.8%
Amarillo, Texas$109,180-34.4%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$165,360-0.6%
Austin, Texas$146,460-12.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$128,750-22.6%
Buffalo, New York$132,220-20.5%
Chicago, Illinois$120,870-27.3%
College Station, Texas$136,060-18.2%
Dallas, Texas$130,500-21.6%
Detroit, Michigan$142,340-14.4%
El Paso, Texas$104,130-37.4%
Erie, Pennsylvania$116,310-30.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$117,500-29.4%
Fresno, California$122,800-26.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$119,560-28.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$115,010-30.9%
Houston, Texas$122,380-26.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$121,490-27.0%
Laredo, Texas$95,000-42.9%
Los Angeles, California$161,200-3.1%
McAllen, Texas$127,510-23.4%
Miami, Florida$138,720-16.6%
New York, New York$128,310-22.9%
Orlando, Florida$79,810-52.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$93,560-43.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$83,680-49.7%
Portland, Oregon$113,540-31.8%
Richmond, Virginia$122,550-26.3%
Sacramento, California$111,530-33.0%
San Antonio, Texas$119,640-28.1%
San Diego, California$129,600-22.1%
San Francisco, California$180,320+8.4%
San Jose, California$187,890+12.9%
Santa Maria, California$132,610-20.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$105,750-36.4%
Seattle, Washington$145,240-12.7%
South Bend, Indiana$110,250-33.7%
Spokane, Washington$97,470-41.4%
Syracuse, New York$113,760-31.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$100,290-39.7%
Utica, New York$91,910-44.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$101,070-39.2%
Gross salary
166,360/yr
Estimated take-home
113,594/yr
Est. total withheld
31.7%

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 Riverside

These notes add local color around Riverside, 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 25-1032 SOC code
Official area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 40140 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
San BernardinoOntario
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)
4,637,725