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State comparison · 2025

Secondary School Teachers salary: Louisiana vs Washington

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Secondary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,670. In Louisiana, $59,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.3% — not 41.7%.

Nominal pay gap
-41.7%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.3%
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%
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Washington

Secondary School Teachers

Median
$102,670
p25
$81,360
p75
$121,100
p10
$62,950
p90
$128,410
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
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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.