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State comparison · 2025

Middle School Teachers salary: North Dakota vs Washington

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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%
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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%
See full breakdown for Washington

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.