State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Ohio, $77,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+5.4%
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%
Ohio
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $77,370
- p25
- $59,960
- p75
- $82,720
- p10
- $47,680
- p90
- $99,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.