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State comparison · 2025

Middle School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs New York

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Middle School Teachers in New York earn a median of $94,840. In District of Columbia, $79,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 15.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-15.8%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-17.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

District of Columbia

Middle School Teachers

Median
$79,900
p25
$78,130
p75
$96,830
p10
$59,860
p90
$108,730
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
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New York

Middle School Teachers

Median
$94,840
p25
$75,990
p75
$124,280
p10
$60,040
p90
$137,370
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-48%
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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.