State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs South Carolina
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In South Carolina, $78,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.7% — not 63.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.9%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+38.7%
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%
South Carolina
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $78,240
- p25
- $64,940
- p75
- $113,640
- p10
- $56,790
- p90
- $146,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +40%
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.