State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Oklahoma
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Oklahoma, $48,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62% — not 104.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+104.3%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+62%
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%
Oklahoma
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $48,440
- p25
- $46,490
- p75
- $59,440
- p10
- $43,400
- p90
- $68,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.