State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In South Dakota, $50,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.3% — not 92.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.7%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+55.3%
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%
South Dakota
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $50,130
- p25
- $48,000
- p75
- $58,030
- p10
- $47,120
- p90
- $60,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -12%
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.