SOC 25-3021 · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro

Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in San Luis Obispo, CA

The average salary for self-enrichment teachers in San Luis Obispo, California is $56,750 a year ($27.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,470: half of the 340 people in this job in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$56,750average per year

$27.29 / hourMedian $46,470Take-home ≈ $46,181

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

340people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#15 of 25California metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Self-Enrichment Teachers pay range in San Luis Obispo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,710 or more. The middle half of self-enrichment teachers in San Luis Obispo earn between $40,110 and $63,610.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,750$4,729$27.28
Median$46,470$3,872$22.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,110$3,342$19.28
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,610$5,301$30.58

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

Self-Enrichment Teachers pay in San Luis Obispo vs. California and the U.S.

Self-enrichment teachers in San Luis Obispo earn 8% less than the California average ($61,550) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $46,800.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Luis Obispo$56,750$46,470$36,550$96,710340
California$61,550$49,570$36,850$102,72060,260
United States$54,740$46,800$30,050$92,840332,110

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary after taxes in San Luis Obispo

On the average salary of $56,750, a single filer in San Luis Obispo takes home about $46,181 a year, or $3,848 a month and $1,776 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 San Luis Obispo a good place for self-enrichment teachers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Luis Obispo area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 108.6), so the average $56,750 buys what about $52,258 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in San Luis Obispo ($50,770). A typical home costs $909,699, or 16.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in other California cities

San Luis Obispo ranks 15th of 25 California metro areas for this job; El Centro pays the most ($91,220).

All Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for self-enrichment teachers

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,220).

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by city

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in San Luis Obispo: questions

How much do self-enrichment teachers make an hour in San Luis Obispo?

$27.29 an hour on average, and $22.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level self-enrichment teachers salary in San Luis Obispo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the self-enrichment teachers take-home pay in San Luis Obispo?

About $46,181 a year ($3,848 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,750. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do self-enrichment teachers earn more in San Luis Obispo than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

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 25-3021; area San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (42020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.29, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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