State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Postsecondary Business Teachers in Alaska earn a median of $168,930. In Illinois, $94,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.1% — not 78.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.3%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+74.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $168,930
- p25
- $94,560
- p75
- $331,040
- p10
- $63,170
- p90
- $332,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Illinois
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $94,770
- p25
- $58,130
- p75
- $141,710
- p10
- $37,590
- p90
- $215,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.