State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Missouri
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Missouri, $90,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.2%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
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%
Missouri
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $90,770
- p25
- $67,080
- p75
- $128,700
- p10
- $53,990
- p90
- $162,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -9%
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.