State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,520. In Alaska, $73,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.7% — not 55.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-55.9%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-52.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $73,890
- p25
- $60,700
- p75
- $93,890
- p10
- $59,600
- p90
- $108,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
District of Columbia
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $167,520
- p25
- $101,730
- p75
- $217,750
- p10
- $66,810
- p90
- $304,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.