State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In Tennessee, $59,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 61%.
Nominal pay gap
+61%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+34.6%
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%
Tennessee
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $59,980
- p25
- $50,360
- p75
- $64,590
- p10
- $48,100
- p90
- $76,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.