SOC 25-3041 · Vallejo, CA metro

Tutors Salary in Vallejo, CA

The average salary for tutors in Vallejo, California is $48,960 a year ($23.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,390: half of the 190 people in this job in the Vallejo, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

$48,960average per year

$23.54 / hourMedian $48,390Take-home ≈ $40,389

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 22California metros
108cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tutors pay range in Vallejo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,840 or more. The middle half of tutors in Vallejo earn between $39,170 and $54,470.

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,960$4,080$23.54
Median$48,390$4,032$23.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,170$3,264$18.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,470$4,539$26.19

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Tutors salary after taxes in Vallejo

On the average salary of $48,960, a single filer in Vallejo takes home about $40,389 a year, or $3,366 a month and $1,553 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Vallejo a good place for tutors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Vallejo area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 108.5), so the average $48,960 buys what about $45,133 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Vallejo ($58,620). A typical home costs $576,614, or 11.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tutors salary in other California cities

Vallejo ranks 7th of 22 California metro areas for this job; San Diego pays the most ($55,710).

All Tutors salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for tutors

Casper, WY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,050).

Tutors salary by city

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Tutors salary in Vallejo: questions

How much do tutors make an hour in Vallejo?

$23.54 an hour on average, and $23.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tutors salary in Vallejo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,170, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tutors take-home pay in Vallejo?

About $40,389 a year ($3,366 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,960. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do tutors earn more in Vallejo than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-3041; area Vallejo, CA (46700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.18, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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