State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Montana, $57,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.5% — not 67.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.9%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+44.5%
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%
Montana
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $57,530
- p25
- $46,830
- p75
- $65,190
- p10
- $38,160
- p90
- $78,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.