State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Louisiana vs Maine
Postsecondary Business Teachers in Louisiana earn a median of $129,040. In Maine, $83,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 70.6% — not 55%.
Nominal pay gap
+55%
Louisiana vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+70.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $129,040
- p25
- $81,690
- p75
- $176,570
- p10
- $58,030
- p90
- $218,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
Maine
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $83,250
- p25
- $61,300
- p75
- $114,710
- p10
- $51,250
- p90
- $169,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.