State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Virginia
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Virginia, $106,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.7% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.1%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+9.7%
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%
Virginia
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $106,780
- p25
- $75,440
- p75
- $159,640
- p10
- $54,950
- p90
- $200,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.