State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Rhode Island, $90,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 6.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.2%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-1.1%
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%
Rhode Island
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $90,930
- p25
- $61,860
- p75
- $96,020
- p10
- $45,070
- p90
- $99,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.