State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In West Virginia, $55,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.9% — not 84%.
Nominal pay gap
+84%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+53.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $55,630
- p25
- $50,170
- p75
- $58,340
- p10
- $48,080
- p90
- $60,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.