State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,520. In Washington, $137,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 21.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.8%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+18.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $167,520
- p25
- $101,730
- p75
- $217,750
- p10
- $66,810
- p90
- $304,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Washington
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $137,520
- p25
- $99,620
- p75
- $216,120
- p10
- $79,520
- p90
- $306,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +60%
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.