State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Montana
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Montana, $81,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 57.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.2%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.3%
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%
Montana
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $81,560
- p25
- $61,800
- p75
- $97,630
- p10
- $45,490
- p90
- $163,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.