State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,520. In West Virginia, $60,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 126.2% — not 177.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+177.8%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+126.2%
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
West Virginia
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $60,300
- p25
- $46,960
- p75
- $97,530
- p10
- $25,850
- p90
- $133,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.