State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Minnesota
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Minnesota, $85,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+33.2%
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%
Minnesota
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $85,710
- p25
- $76,990
- p75
- $114,240
- p10
- $63,010
- p90
- $132,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.