State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: California vs Wisconsin
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in California earn a median of $128,210. In Wisconsin, $97,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+11.5%
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%
Wisconsin
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $97,730
- p25
- $81,530
- p75
- $114,540
- p10
- $73,660
- p90
- $167,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +67%
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.