State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Missouri, $50,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.7% — not 89.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.7%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+56.7%
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%
Missouri
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $50,910
- p25
- $47,200
- p75
- $61,620
- p10
- $39,980
- p90
- $78,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -65%
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.