State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Arkansas, $34,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.4% — not 45%.
Nominal pay gap
-45%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-30.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $34,190
- p25
- $28,480
- p75
- $45,940
- p10
- $27,190
- p90
- $56,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.