State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Georgia vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Georgia, $72,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.4%
Georgia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $72,290
- p25
- $61,110
- p75
- $77,870
- p10
- $49,260
- p90
- $98,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +32%
Washington
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $102,350
- p25
- $80,320
- p75
- $115,880
- p10
- $64,610
- p90
- $127,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.