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State comparison · 2025

Middle School Teachers salary: New York vs South Dakota

Occupation

Middle School Teachers in New York earn a median of $94,840. In South Dakota, $50,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.8% — not 86%.

Nominal pay gap
+86%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+52.8%
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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South Dakota

Middle School Teachers

Median
$50,980
p25
$48,030
p75
$58,320
p10
$47,000
p90
$60,790
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
88.6
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
See full breakdown for South Dakota

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.