State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Arkansas vs California
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Arkansas, $56,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.2% — not 56.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-56.2%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-44.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $56,180
- p25
- $24,890
- p75
- $72,590
- p10
- $23,500
- p90
- $98,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +75%
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.