State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs Montana
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In Montana, $57,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48% — not 73.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.2%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+48%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $99,650
- p25
- $77,140
- p75
- $119,970
- p10
- $61,940
- p90
- $127,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
Montana
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $57,530
- p25
- $46,830
- p75
- $65,190
- p10
- $38,160
- p90
- $78,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- 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.