State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: California vs Louisiana
Elementary School Teachers in California earn a median of $99,650. In Louisiana, $58,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.1% — not 69.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.6%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+35.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $99,650
- p25
- $77,140
- p75
- $119,970
- p10
- $61,940
- p90
- $127,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
Louisiana
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $58,770
- p25
- $49,110
- p75
- $61,850
- p10
- $46,680
- p90
- $76,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +7%
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.