State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Georgia, $72,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 33.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.6%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $96,580
- p25
- $77,950
- p75
- $102,650
- p10
- $63,950
- p90
- $128,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -27%
Georgia
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $72,290
- p25
- $61,110
- p75
- $77,870
- p10
- $49,260
- p90
- $98,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +32%
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.