State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: New York vs Washington
Secondary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,670. In New York, $97,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 5.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.5%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $97,070
- p25
- $76,050
- p75
- $131,980
- p10
- $60,070
- p90
- $136,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
Washington
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $102,670
- p25
- $81,360
- p75
- $121,100
- p10
- $62,950
- p90
- $128,410
- 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.