State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: Arkansas vs California
Secondary School Teachers in California earn a median of $101,370. In Arkansas, $59,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.1%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-25%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $59,660
- p25
- $51,410
- p75
- $62,270
- p10
- $49,430
- p90
- $75,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -10%
California
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $101,370
- p25
- $79,710
- p75
- $125,920
- p10
- $64,600
- p90
- $132,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
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.