State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Wisconsin, $61,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.1% — not 67.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.2%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+47.1%
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%
Wisconsin
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $61,210
- p25
- $51,460
- p75
- $76,820
- p10
- $48,610
- p90
- $84,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +40%
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.