State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Maryland
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Maryland, $98,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.7%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+23%
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%
Maryland
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $98,850
- p25
- $66,580
- p75
- $135,890
- p10
- $31,760
- p90
- $180,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +60%
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.