State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Illinois vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Illinois, $75,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.3% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.4%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $75,320
- p25
- $58,430
- p75
- $97,830
- p10
- $47,040
- p90
- $105,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.