State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In South Dakota, $50,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.7% — not 50.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.1%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-39.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $50,980
- p25
- $48,030
- p75
- $58,320
- p10
- $47,000
- p90
- $60,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.