State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: California vs Louisiana
Special Education Teachers in California earn a median of $101,060. In Louisiana, $59,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 71%.
Nominal pay gap
+71%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+36.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $101,060
- p25
- $79,740
- p75
- $123,840
- p10
- $63,390
- p90
- $131,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
Louisiana
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $59,100
- p25
- $50,870
- p75
- $60,650
- p10
- $48,620
- p90
- $64,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.