State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Alabama vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Alabama, $61,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 39.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.5%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-27.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $61,770
- p25
- $49,240
- p75
- $63,760
- p10
- $48,320
- p90
- $74,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Washington
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $102,140
- p25
- $81,010
- p75
- $118,740
- p10
- $65,250
- p90
- $128,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.