State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Louisiana, $58,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.9% — not 64.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.3%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+31.9%
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%
Louisiana
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $58,770
- p25
- $49,110
- p75
- $61,850
- p10
- $46,680
- p90
- $76,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +7%
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.