State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Oklahoma, $48,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.1% — not 100.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.4%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+60.1%
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%
Oklahoma
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $48,200
- p25
- $46,720
- p75
- $58,260
- p10
- $41,400
- p90
- $61,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.