State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Idaho, $61,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 56.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.8%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+36.2%
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%
Idaho
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $61,600
- p25
- $48,900
- p75
- $65,960
- p10
- $45,940
- p90
- $80,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- 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.