State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: New York vs West Virginia
Middle School Teachers in New York earn a median of $94,840. In West Virginia, $57,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.5% — not 65.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.8%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+37.5%
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%
West Virginia
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $57,210
- p25
- $54,620
- p75
- $59,850
- p10
- $45,540
- p90
- $63,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.