State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Illinois vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Illinois, $76,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.3% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.5%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $76,110
- p25
- $59,440
- p75
- $94,520
- p10
- $47,810
- p90
- $105,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Washington
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $102,140
- p25
- $81,010
- p75
- $118,740
- p10
- $65,250
- p90
- $128,170
- 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.