State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Colorado vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Colorado, $63,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.2% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.6%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-35.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $63,760
- p25
- $59,760
- p75
- $79,560
- p10
- $49,580
- p90
- $99,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.