State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs New Jersey
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In New Jersey, $81,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.6% — not 57.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.3%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+54.6%
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%
New Jersey
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $81,500
- p25
- $52,990
- p75
- $128,410
- p10
- $32,220
- p90
- $176,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -30%
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.