State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Nevada, $65,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.1% — not 48.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.5%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+35.1%
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%
Nevada
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $65,040
- p25
- $54,980
- p75
- $78,130
- p10
- $49,560
- p90
- $82,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- 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.