State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Maryland vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Maryland, $78,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.1%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $78,510
- p25
- $62,660
- p75
- $101,450
- p10
- $59,890
- p90
- $115,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +75%
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.