State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: California vs Missouri
Secondary School Teachers in California earn a median of $101,370. In Missouri, $59,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.4% — not 71.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.1%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+40.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $101,370
- p25
- $79,710
- p75
- $125,920
- p10
- $64,600
- p90
- $132,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
Missouri
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $59,240
- p25
- $47,680
- p75
- $71,000
- p10
- $40,540
- p90
- $79,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.