State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: California vs Nebraska
Secondary School Teachers in California earn a median of $101,370. In Nebraska, $63,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 59.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.8%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+30%
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%
Nebraska
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $63,450
- p25
- $60,740
- p75
- $76,070
- p10
- $46,870
- p90
- $78,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -21%
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.