State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: California vs Louisiana
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in California earn a median of $165,110. In Louisiana, $125,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.1% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
+32%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+5.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $165,110
- p25
- $99,960
- p75
- $357,220
- p10
- $65,510
- p90
- $381,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
Louisiana
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $125,130
- p25
- $78,980
- p75
- $178,500
- p10
- $63,470
- p90
- $282,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.