State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: Montana vs Washington
Secondary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,670. In Montana, $60,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.6%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-32.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $60,990
- p25
- $47,420
- p75
- $74,470
- p10
- $38,120
- p90
- $81,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Washington
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $102,670
- p25
- $81,360
- p75
- $121,100
- p10
- $62,950
- p90
- $128,410
- 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.