State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Postsecondary Business Teachers in Alaska earn a median of $168,930. In South Dakota, $72,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 101.2% — not 132.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+132.5%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+101.2%
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%
South Dakota
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $72,650
- p25
- $62,150
- p75
- $101,240
- p10
- $51,260
- p90
- $139,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.