State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Indiana vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Indiana, $59,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.1% — not 41.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.7%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-33.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $59,700
- p25
- $49,620
- p75
- $69,830
- p10
- $47,330
- p90
- $77,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +20%
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.