State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Delaware
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Delaware, $67,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.6% — not 46%.
Nominal pay gap
+46%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+31.6%
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%
Delaware
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $67,780
- p25
- $60,510
- p75
- $81,900
- p10
- $48,310
- p90
- $94,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.