State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Michigan
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Michigan, $63,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 55.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.1%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+34.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $98,950
- p25
- $76,270
- p75
- $111,610
- p10
- $62,410
- p90
- $129,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Michigan
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $63,790
- p25
- $50,630
- p75
- $79,150
- p10
- $46,530
- p90
- $95,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.