State comparison · 2025
Secondary School Teachers salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Secondary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,670. In West Virginia, $56,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.7% — not 81.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.4%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+51.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Washington
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $102,670
- p25
- $81,360
- p75
- $121,100
- p10
- $62,950
- p90
- $128,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
West Virginia
Secondary School Teachers
- Median
- $56,610
- p25
- $52,200
- p75
- $60,870
- p10
- $48,450
- p90
- $64,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.