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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in District of Columbia

SOC 25-2022 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$79,900
per year in District of Columbia
Middle half
$78,130–$96,830
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
1,540
in District of Columbia
Concentration
0.55×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

District of Columbia
$79,900
published median
United States
$64,370
24.1% above the national median
Rank among states and DC
7th
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $79,900 median has purchasing power comparable to about $72,702 nationally. District of Columbia's BEA regional price parity is 109.9 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for District of Columbia.

$59,860$108,730

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in District of Columbia

Every linked area below has a published estimate for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$77,350108.914,8901.19×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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