State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Michigan, $63,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.5% — not 37.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.5%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-30.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $63,790
- p25
- $50,630
- p75
- $79,150
- p10
- $46,530
- p90
- $95,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.