State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: California vs Illinois
Secondary School Teachers in California earn a median of $101,370. In Illinois, $79,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.7%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $101,370
- p25
- $79,710
- p75
- $125,920
- p10
- $64,600
- p90
- $132,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
Illinois
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $79,990
- p25
- $62,330
- p75
- $104,670
- p10
- $49,020
- p90
- $135,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.