State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Montana
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Montana, $61,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.4% — not 60.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.8%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+37.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $98,950
- p25
- $76,270
- p75
- $111,610
- p10
- $62,410
- p90
- $129,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Montana
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $61,550
- p25
- $47,730
- p75
- $75,900
- p10
- $39,140
- p90
- $80,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.