State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs North Carolina
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In North Carolina, $80,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.4% — not 60.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.1%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+36.4%
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%
North Carolina
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $80,080
- p25
- $61,320
- p75
- $105,740
- p10
- $45,270
- p90
- $135,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -4%
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.