State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs New Mexico
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In New Mexico, $79,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.4% — not 61.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.4%
California vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+34.4%
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 Mexico
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $79,440
- p25
- $62,670
- p75
- $105,430
- p10
- $56,150
- p90
- $156,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.