State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Louisiana vs South Dakota
Postsecondary Business Teachers in Louisiana earn a median of $129,040. In South Dakota, $72,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 78.4% — not 77.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.6%
Louisiana vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+78.4%
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 Dakota
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $72,650
- p25
- $62,150
- p75
- $101,240
- p10
- $51,260
- p90
- $139,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.