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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Alaska vs South Carolina

Occupation

Postsecondary Business Teachers in Alaska earn a median of $168,930. In South Carolina, $78,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 96.1% — not 114.3%.

Nominal pay gap
+114.3%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+96.1%
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%
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South Carolina

Postsecondary Business Teachers

Median
$78,830
p25
$49,990
p75
$129,380
p10
$38,780
p90
$172,580
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-31%
See full breakdown for South Carolina

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.