State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Montana vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Montana, $57,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.4% — not 43.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.8%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-36.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $57,530
- p25
- $46,830
- p75
- $65,190
- p10
- $38,160
- p90
- $78,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.