State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Ohio vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Ohio, $77,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 24.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.5%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $77,090
- p25
- $55,620
- p75
- $93,520
- p10
- $46,040
- p90
- $101,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- 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.