State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Nebraska, $62,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 54.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.8%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
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%
Nebraska
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $62,380
- p25
- $51,260
- p75
- $75,750
- p10
- $46,700
- p90
- $78,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.