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State comparison · 2025

Middle School Teachers salary: New York vs Wisconsin

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Middle School Teachers in New York earn a median of $94,840. In Wisconsin, $61,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.5% — not 53.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+53.1%
New York vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+33.5%
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%
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Wisconsin

Middle School Teachers

Median
$61,960
p25
$51,770
p75
$76,510
p10
$47,870
p90
$79,990
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
+37%
See full breakdown for Wisconsin

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.