State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,520. In North Carolina, $103,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 62.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.3%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+39.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $167,520
- p25
- $101,730
- p75
- $217,750
- p10
- $66,810
- p90
- $304,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
North Carolina
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $103,220
- p25
- $76,110
- p75
- $181,290
- p10
- $60,110
- p90
- $329,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.