State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs Maine
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In Maine, $62,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.1% — not 59.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.7%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+40.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $99,650
- p25
- $77,140
- p75
- $119,970
- p10
- $61,940
- p90
- $127,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
Maine
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $62,390
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $78,290
- p10
- $46,570
- p90
- $92,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.