Does Your State Offer Public School Employees a Cost-of-Living Adjustment?
Data in this map is for teachers and K-12 public school employees.
Automatic = All plans/classes in the state are all automatic COLAs (though there might be varying COLA rules by hire date).
Ad Hoc = All plans/classes only get COLAs on an ad hoc basis.
Mixed = There is variation in the rules for how COLAs are granted among various classes of benefits in the state (for example, Ohio teachers have a suspended COLA, but public school employee retirees do not).
None = All plans/classes in the state do not have access to a COLA.
Suspended = All plans/classes have a COLA policy, but it is currently suspended.
Data updated/confirmed: October 2024
Automatic = All plans/classes in the state are all automatic COLAs (though there might be varying COLA rules by hire date).
Ad Hoc = All plans/classes only get COLAs on an ad hoc basis.
Mixed = There is variation in the rules for how COLAs are granted among various classes of benefits in the state (for example, Ohio teachers have a suspended COLA, but public school employee retirees do not).
None = All plans/classes in the state do not have access to a COLA.
Suspended = All plans/classes have a COLA policy, but it is currently suspended.
Data updated/confirmed: October 2024
Chart: Teacher Retirement U
