State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Arizona, $36,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.3% — not 41.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.6%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-36.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,300
- p25
- $35,180
- p75
- $38,150
- p10
- $31,760
- p90
- $47,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.