State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Colorado
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Colorado, $80,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.3% — not 59.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.2%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+48.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Colorado
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $80,530
- p25
- $59,960
- p75
- $112,350
- p10
- $30,800
- p90
- $139,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.