State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Michigan
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Michigan, $107,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.5% — not 19.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.1%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+3.5%
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%
Michigan
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $107,690
- p25
- $81,900
- p75
- $138,300
- p10
- $60,920
- p90
- $176,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -19%
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.