State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In North Dakota, $60,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.3% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.2%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $60,100
- p25
- $50,420
- p75
- $62,750
- p10
- $47,090
- p90
- $79,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.