State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Indiana
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Indiana, $102,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.3% — not 24.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.9%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+5.3%
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%
Indiana
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $102,660
- p25
- $77,000
- p75
- $134,530
- p10
- $60,800
- p90
- $173,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.