State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: California vs Indiana
Secondary School Teachers in California earn a median of $101,370. In Indiana, $61,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.1% — not 63.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.8%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+38.1%
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%
Indiana
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $61,880
- p25
- $51,580
- p75
- $77,430
- p10
- $48,300
- p90
- $95,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.