State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In North Dakota, $60,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 41.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.3%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $60,030
- p25
- $49,360
- p75
- $61,970
- p10
- $46,530
- p90
- $75,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -23%
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.