State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Utah vs Washington
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Utah, $74,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 26.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.9%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $74,810
- p25
- $60,210
- p75
- $82,600
- p10
- $49,610
- p90
- $100,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +219%
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.