State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Utah
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Utah, $79,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 25%.
Nominal pay gap
+25%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
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%
Utah
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $79,180
- p25
- $62,880
- p75
- $97,910
- p10
- $54,940
- p90
- $102,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.