Houston vs. Washington
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-2021
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 23.2% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 11.6%.
Houston's median $64,500 buys $65,400 at national prices (price parity 98.6); Washington's $79,470 buys $73,000 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Houston.
| Houston | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 30,980 | 30,940 | −0.1% |
| 10th percentile | $46,390 | $60,790 | +31.0% |
| 25th percentile | $61,320 | $64,140 | +4.6% |
| Median | $64,500 | $79,470 | +23.2% |
| 75th percentile | $67,370 | $102,750 | +52.5% |
| 90th percentile | $74,430 | $122,580 | +64.7% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
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