State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: California vs Indiana
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in California earn a median of $165,110. In Indiana, $98,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.8% — not 68.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.2%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+41.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $165,110
- p25
- $99,960
- p75
- $357,220
- p10
- $65,510
- p90
- $381,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
Indiana
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $98,170
- p25
- $66,620
- p75
- $152,970
- p10
- $61,710
- p90
- $224,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.