State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Oklahoma
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Oklahoma, $76,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 67.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.4%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+32.8%
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%
Oklahoma
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $76,570
- p25
- $39,940
- p75
- $107,800
- p10
- $37,030
- p90
- $137,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.