State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: California vs Louisiana
Secondary School Teachers in California earn a median of $101,370. In Louisiana, $59,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 69.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.4%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $101,370
- p25
- $79,710
- p75
- $125,920
- p10
- $64,600
- p90
- $132,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
Louisiana
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $59,850
- p25
- $49,390
- p75
- $62,580
- p10
- $47,590
- p90
- $79,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +15%
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.