State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Colorado, $45,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 26.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.8%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-22%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $45,500
- p25
- $38,200
- p75
- $63,160
- p10
- $35,820
- p90
- $84,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.