State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: California vs Rhode Island
Secondary School Teachers in California earn a median of $101,370. In Rhode Island, $92,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 9.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.5%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+1.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $101,370
- p25
- $79,710
- p75
- $125,920
- p10
- $64,600
- p90
- $132,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
Rhode Island
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $92,610
- p25
- $66,470
- p75
- $97,230
- p10
- $51,670
- p90
- $100,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.