State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Connecticut, $45,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.4%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $45,740
- p25
- $37,510
- p75
- $58,880
- p10
- $35,460
- p90
- $80,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.