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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Delaware

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Delaware, $102,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 25.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+25.6%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
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%
See full breakdown for California

Delaware

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$102,080
p25
$83,040
p75
$133,040
p10
$60,340
p90
$162,570
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
99.8
See full breakdown for Delaware

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.