State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Colorado
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Colorado, $63,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.5% — not 55.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.2%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+44.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $98,950
- p25
- $76,270
- p75
- $111,610
- p10
- $62,410
- p90
- $129,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Colorado
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $63,760
- p25
- $59,760
- p75
- $79,560
- p10
- $49,580
- p90
- $99,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- 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.