State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In North Carolina, $54,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.3%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-39.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $54,930
- p25
- $47,470
- p75
- $59,730
- p10
- $45,570
- p90
- $62,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -18%
Washington
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $102,350
- p25
- $80,320
- p75
- $115,880
- p10
- $64,610
- p90
- $127,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.