State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: California vs Washington
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in California earn a median of $165,110. In Washington, $137,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.1%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+16%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $165,110
- p25
- $99,960
- p75
- $357,220
- p10
- $65,510
- p90
- $381,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
Washington
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $137,520
- p25
- $99,620
- p75
- $216,120
- p10
- $79,520
- p90
- $306,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +60%
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.