State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: California vs Texas
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in California earn a median of $165,110. In Texas, $108,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.9% — not 52.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.7%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+33.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $165,110
- p25
- $99,960
- p75
- $357,220
- p10
- $65,510
- p90
- $381,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
Texas
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $108,150
- p25
- $78,410
- p75
- $213,270
- p10
- $61,390
- p90
- $350,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.