State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Texas
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Texas, $63,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.9% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+36.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $98,950
- p25
- $76,270
- p75
- $111,610
- p10
- $62,410
- p90
- $129,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Texas
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $63,390
- p25
- $61,140
- p75
- $69,340
- p10
- $51,410
- p90
- $75,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.