State comparison · 2025
Middle School Teachers salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Middle School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,140. In West Virginia, $57,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.3% — not 78.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.5%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+49.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Middle School Teachers
- Median
- $57,210
- p25
- $54,620
- p75
- $59,850
- p10
- $45,540
- p90
- $63,130
- 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.