State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In South Dakota, $50,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.8% — not 51%.
Nominal pay gap
-51%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-40.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $50,130
- p25
- $48,000
- p75
- $58,030
- p10
- $47,120
- p90
- $60,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -12%
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.