State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs Illinois
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In Illinois, $75,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.3%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $99,650
- p25
- $77,140
- p75
- $119,970
- p10
- $61,940
- p90
- $127,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
Illinois
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $75,320
- p25
- $58,430
- p75
- $97,830
- p10
- $47,040
- p90
- $105,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.