State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Postsecondary Business Teachers in Louisiana earn a median of $129,040. In Washington, $100,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.9% — not 28.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.5%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+55.9%
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%
Washington
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $100,390
- p25
- $67,150
- p75
- $154,370
- p10
- $55,420
- p90
- $209,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.