State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs Utah
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In Utah, $74,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19% — not 33.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.2%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+19%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $99,650
- p25
- $77,140
- p75
- $119,970
- p10
- $61,940
- p90
- $127,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
Utah
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $74,810
- p25
- $60,210
- p75
- $82,600
- p10
- $49,610
- p90
- $100,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +219%
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.