State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Alaska vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Alaska, $78,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.2% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.7%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $78,940
- p25
- $76,170
- p75
- $96,300
- p10
- $62,630
- p90
- $97,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +14%
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.