State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Vermont
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Vermont, $73,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.5% — not 33.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.8%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+18.5%
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%
Vermont
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $73,940
- p25
- $60,830
- p75
- $81,630
- p10
- $49,300
- p90
- $97,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.