State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Georgia
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Georgia, $64,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 52.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.7%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
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%
Georgia
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $64,780
- p25
- $58,830
- p75
- $78,680
- p10
- $47,540
- p90
- $97,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -31%
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.