State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Business Teachers salary: Louisiana vs West Virginia
Postsecondary Business Teachers in Louisiana earn a median of $129,040. In West Virginia, $104,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.3% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.5%
Louisiana vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+25.3%
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%
West Virginia
Postsecondary Business Teachers
- Median
- $104,480
- p25
- $77,240
- p75
- $161,640
- p10
- $56,670
- p90
- $206,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.