Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary in California
Local pay for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 25-1121
$99,410
median pay, California
9,820
employed in California
+26.4%
vs U.S. median
+1.7%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in California earn between $74,960 and $143,070 a year; the U.S. median is $78,620.
$60,420
P10
$74,960
P25
$99,410
MEDIAN
$143,070
P75
$202,740
P90
Pay by metro in California
$163,750
$135,970
$128,910
$127,800
$124,680
$101,010
$94,370
$91,490
$40k $150k $260k