State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Hawaii
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Hawaii, $64,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 97.9% — not 99.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+99.2%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+97.9%
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%
Hawaii
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $64,370
- p25
- $46,780
- p75
- $65,500
- p10
- $29,680
- p90
- $83,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- 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.