State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Kentucky, $60,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.8% — not 59.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.3%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+30.8%
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%
Kentucky
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $60,610
- p25
- $48,400
- p75
- $64,570
- p10
- $45,600
- p90
- $79,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.