State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs Connecticut
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In Connecticut, $80,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.6%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+15.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Connecticut
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $80,600
- p25
- $62,630
- p75
- $100,840
- p10
- $58,870
- p90
- $105,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.