State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Arizona vs California
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Arizona, $84,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-27.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $84,050
- p25
- $71,240
- p75
- $122,760
- p10
- $71,240
- p90
- $157,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.