State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Montana vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Montana, $61,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.8% — not 39.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.7%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-31.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $61,550
- p25
- $47,730
- p75
- $75,900
- p10
- $39,140
- p90
- $80,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- 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.