State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Alabama, $28,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.6% — not 54.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-54.4%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-43.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $28,310
- p25
- $23,190
- p75
- $33,240
- p10
- $21,150
- p90
- $47,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $62,150
- p25
- $45,490
- p75
- $77,450
- p10
- $40,240
- p90
- $108,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.