State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: Louisiana vs New York
Secondary School Teachers in New York earn a median of $97,070. In Louisiana, $59,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.3%
Louisiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-24.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
New York
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $97,070
- p25
- $76,050
- p75
- $131,980
- p10
- $60,070
- p90
- $136,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.