State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Ohio
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Ohio, $77,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 28.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.4%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+7.6%
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%
Ohio
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $77,090
- p25
- $55,620
- p75
- $93,520
- p10
- $46,040
- p90
- $101,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- 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.