State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs West Virginia
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In West Virginia, $55,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.8% — not 79.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.1%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+44.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $99,650
- p25
- $77,140
- p75
- $119,970
- p10
- $61,940
- p90
- $127,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
West Virginia
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $55,630
- p25
- $50,170
- p75
- $58,340
- p10
- $48,080
- p90
- $60,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.