State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Secondary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,670. In South Dakota, $51,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40% — not 50.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.3%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-40%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $51,050
- p25
- $48,180
- p75
- $59,500
- p10
- $47,130
- p90
- $62,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
Washington
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $102,670
- p25
- $81,360
- p75
- $121,100
- p10
- $62,950
- p90
- $128,410
- 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.