State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: Washington vs Wyoming
Elementary School Teachers in Washington earn a median of $102,350. In Wyoming, $61,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45% — not 67.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.4%
Washington vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+45%
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%
Wyoming
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $61,150
- p25
- $59,310
- p75
- $73,860
- p10
- $51,630
- p90
- $76,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.