State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In New Jersey, $78,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 22.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.9%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $78,770
- p25
- $64,310
- p75
- $98,180
- p10
- $61,450
- p90
- $104,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.