State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Utah
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Utah, $124,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 3%.
Nominal pay gap
+3%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-8%
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%
Utah
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $124,460
- p25
- $95,090
- p75
- $150,600
- p10
- $67,070
- p90
- $163,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +14%
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.