State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Middle School Teachers in California earn a median of $98,950. In District of Columbia, $79,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.9% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.8%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $98,950
- p25
- $76,270
- p75
- $111,610
- p10
- $62,410
- p90
- $129,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
District of Columbia
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $79,900
- p25
- $78,130
- p75
- $96,830
- p10
- $59,860
- p90
- $108,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.