State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: Idaho vs Washington
Secondary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,670. In Idaho, $61,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.7% — not 39.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.9%
Idaho vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-32.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $61,690
- p25
- $50,070
- p75
- $78,280
- p10
- $47,950
- p90
- $91,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.