State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs South Dakota
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In South Dakota, $75,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.8% — not 69.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.7%
California vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+35.8%
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%
South Dakota
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $75,540
- p25
- $61,380
- p75
- $88,910
- p10
- $52,040
- p90
- $106,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +25%
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.