State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs North Carolina
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In North Carolina, $52,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.1% — not 90.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.3%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+62.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $98,950
- p25
- $76,270
- p75
- $111,610
- p10
- $62,410
- p90
- $129,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
North Carolina
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $52,010
- p25
- $47,050
- p75
- $59,110
- p10
- $44,660
- p90
- $61,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -12%
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.