State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: California vs Vermont
Secondary School Teachers in California earn a median of $101,370. In Vermont, $76,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 33%.
Nominal pay gap
+33%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+17.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $101,370
- p25
- $79,710
- p75
- $125,920
- p10
- $64,600
- p90
- $132,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
Vermont
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $76,220
- p25
- $60,660
- p75
- $80,510
- p10
- $49,800
- p90
- $99,830
- 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.