State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs South Carolina
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In South Carolina, $60,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.7% — not 63.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.8%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+38.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $99,650
- p25
- $77,140
- p75
- $119,970
- p10
- $61,940
- p90
- $127,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
South Carolina
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $60,820
- p25
- $50,280
- p75
- $74,120
- p10
- $48,410
- p90
- $77,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.