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State comparison · 2025

Middle School Teachers salary: Nebraska vs Washington

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Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Nebraska, $62,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 38.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-38.8%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-27.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Nebraska

Middle School Teachers

Median
$62,510
p25
$51,310
p75
$76,530
p10
$38,790
p90
$78,290
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
+50%
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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%
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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.