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State comparison · 2025

Middle School Teachers salary: Louisiana vs New York

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Middle School Teachers in New York earn a median of $94,840. In Louisiana, $58,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 38%.

Nominal pay gap
-38%
Louisiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-24.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Louisiana

Middle School Teachers

Median
$58,760
p25
$48,790
p75
$62,310
p10
$46,260
p90
$78,020
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
88.2
Hiring velocity (180d)
+250%
See full breakdown for Louisiana

New York

Middle School Teachers

Median
$94,840
p25
$75,990
p75
$124,280
p10
$60,040
p90
$137,370
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-48%
See full breakdown for New York

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.