State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs New Hampshire
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In New Hampshire, $72,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.6%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+29.5%
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%
New Hampshire
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $72,410
- p25
- $60,410
- p75
- $80,880
- p10
- $48,110
- p90
- $92,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.