State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Alaska vs Washington
Postsecondary Business Teachers in Alaska earn a median of $168,930. In Washington, $100,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.8% — not 68.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.3%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+75.8%
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%
Washington
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $100,390
- p25
- $67,150
- p75
- $154,370
- p10
- $55,420
- p90
- $209,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.