State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Maryland vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Maryland, $77,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $77,680
- p25
- $62,290
- p75
- $100,560
- p10
- $56,290
- p90
- $107,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.