State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Alabama vs California
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Alabama, $92,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.7%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-9.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $92,640
- p25
- $64,640
- p75
- $123,780
- p10
- $56,310
- p90
- $159,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
California
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $128,210
- p25
- $93,000
- p75
- $171,030
- p10
- $60,850
- p90
- $225,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.