State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Washington
Secondary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,670. In Hawaii, $74,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.6% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.6%
Hawaii vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $74,310
- p25
- $59,270
- p75
- $81,220
- p10
- $56,040
- p90
- $98,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Washington
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $102,670
- p25
- $81,360
- p75
- $121,100
- p10
- $62,950
- p90
- $128,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.