State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Oregon, $78,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 23.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.3%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $78,350
- p25
- $60,870
- p75
- $94,160
- p10
- $49,360
- p90
- $100,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.