State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Alaska, $46,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.3% — not 25.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.8%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-20.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $46,130
- p25
- $35,210
- p75
- $60,880
- p10
- $35,090
- p90
- $76,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.