State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs West Virginia
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In West Virginia, $57,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.8% — not 73%.
Nominal pay gap
+73%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+39.8%
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%
West Virginia
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $57,210
- p25
- $54,620
- p75
- $59,850
- p10
- $45,540
- p90
- $63,130
- 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.