State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In Virginia, $63,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.2% — not 37.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.8%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-34.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $63,520
- p25
- $59,850
- p75
- $78,440
- p10
- $50,590
- p90
- $99,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.