State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: California vs Montana
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in California earn a median of $165,110. In Montana, $101,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.4% — not 63.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.1%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+39.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $165,110
- p25
- $99,960
- p75
- $357,220
- p10
- $65,510
- p90
- $381,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
Montana
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $101,220
- p25
- $68,450
- p75
- $165,220
- p10
- $49,310
- p90
- $297,190
- 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.