State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In North Carolina, $52,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.2% — not 49.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.1%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-42.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $52,010
- p25
- $47,050
- p75
- $59,110
- p10
- $44,660
- p90
- $61,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -12%
Washington
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $102,140
- p25
- $81,010
- p75
- $118,740
- p10
- $65,250
- p90
- $128,170
- 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.