State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In North Dakota, $60,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.3% — not 60.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.9%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+30.3%
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%
North Dakota
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $60,030
- p25
- $49,360
- p75
- $61,970
- p10
- $46,530
- p90
- $75,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -23%
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.