State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Kansas, $56,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.3% — not 71.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.1%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+40.3%
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%
Kansas
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $56,450
- p25
- $49,090
- p75
- $61,330
- p10
- $47,700
- p90
- $71,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -89%
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.