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State comparison · 2025

Elementary School Teachers salary: Arkansas vs California

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Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In Arkansas, $52,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 47.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-47.1%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-32.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arkansas

Elementary School Teachers

Median
$52,700
p25
$50,940
p75
$60,750
p10
$49,380
p90
$63,120
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
86.9
See full breakdown for Arkansas

California

Elementary School Teachers

Median
$99,650
p25
$77,140
p75
$119,970
p10
$61,940
p90
$127,070
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
110.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-35%
See full breakdown for California

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.