State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs North Dakota
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In North Dakota, $81,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 57.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.5%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.6%
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%
North Dakota
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $81,400
- p25
- $64,930
- p75
- $134,030
- p10
- $55,840
- p90
- $172,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.