State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In California, $47,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 23.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.7%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-24.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $47,400
- p25
- $43,910
- p75
- $59,150
- p10
- $37,870
- p90
- $65,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +1000%
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.