State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Michigan, $65,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 48.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.3%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+29.8%
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%
Michigan
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $65,110
- p25
- $52,040
- p75
- $79,150
- p10
- $47,670
- p90
- $94,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.