State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Pennsylvania, $77,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 25.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.3%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+11.3%
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%
Pennsylvania
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $77,060
- p25
- $61,380
- p75
- $88,660
- p10
- $51,990
- p90
- $99,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.