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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Maine

Occupation

Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,520. In Maine, $103,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.6% — not 62.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+62.5%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+43.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

District of Columbia

Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers

Median
$167,520
p25
$101,730
p75
$217,750
p10
$66,810
p90
$304,510
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
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Maine

Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers

Median
$103,090
p25
$67,340
p75
$215,250
p10
$57,440
p90
$280,750
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
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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.