State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In New Mexico, $74,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.6%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+8.7%
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%
New Mexico
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $74,550
- p25
- $62,680
- p75
- $78,060
- p10
- $58,120
- p90
- $86,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.