State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs Virginia
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In Virginia, $63,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.3% — not 55.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.8%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+42.3%
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%
Virginia
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $63,520
- p25
- $59,850
- p75
- $78,440
- p10
- $50,590
- p90
- $99,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.