State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In District of Columbia, $101,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.6% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+25.6%
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%
District of Columbia
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $101,380
- p25
- $80,080
- p75
- $129,500
- p10
- $66,190
- p90
- $166,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.