State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Louisiana
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Louisiana, $77,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.8% — not 65.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.4%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+31.8%
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%
Louisiana
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $77,530
- p25
- $71,560
- p75
- $126,590
- p10
- $51,120
- p90
- $154,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
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.