State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Maine, $62,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.8% — not 54.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.8%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+36.8%
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%
Maine
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $62,390
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $78,290
- p10
- $46,570
- p90
- $92,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.