State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Utah vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Utah, $79,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.5%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $79,180
- p25
- $62,880
- p75
- $97,910
- p10
- $54,940
- p90
- $102,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.