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State comparison · 2025

Middle School Teachers salary: New York vs Pennsylvania

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Middle School Teachers in New York earn a median of $94,840. In Pennsylvania, $77,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 21.7%.

Nominal pay gap
+21.7%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+10.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

New York

Middle School Teachers

Median
$94,840
p25
$75,990
p75
$124,280
p10
$60,040
p90
$137,370
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-48%
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Pennsylvania

Middle School Teachers

Median
$77,930
p25
$61,250
p75
$96,600
p10
$48,610
p90
$105,330
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.6
Hiring velocity (180d)
+700%
See full breakdown for Pennsylvania

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.