State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: New York vs Utah
Middle School Teachers in New York earn a median of $94,840. In Utah, $79,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 19.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.8%
New York vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+9.8%
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%
Utah
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $79,180
- p25
- $62,880
- p75
- $97,910
- p10
- $54,940
- p90
- $102,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.