State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Alaska vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Alaska, $79,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $79,260
- p25
- $62,800
- p75
- $97,090
- p10
- $62,140
- p90
- $98,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Washington
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $102,350
- p25
- $80,320
- p75
- $115,880
- p10
- $64,610
- p90
- $127,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.