State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Texas
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Texas, $97,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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%
Texas
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $97,480
- p25
- $62,310
- p75
- $129,950
- p10
- $47,960
- p90
- $161,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- 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.