State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Kentucky
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Kentucky, $83,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 53.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.6%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+25.2%
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%
Kentucky
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $83,470
- p25
- $59,280
- p75
- $109,370
- p10
- $46,680
- p90
- $139,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +17%
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.