State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Louisiana vs South Carolina
Postsecondary Business Teachers in Louisiana earn a median of $129,040. In South Carolina, $78,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73.9% — not 63.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.7%
Louisiana vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+73.9%
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%
South Carolina
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $78,830
- p25
- $49,990
- p75
- $129,380
- p10
- $38,780
- p90
- $172,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -31%
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.