State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Michigan, $65,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 36.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.4%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $65,110
- p25
- $52,040
- p75
- $79,150
- p10
- $47,670
- p90
- $94,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.