State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Idaho, $32,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64.7% — not 89.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.5%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+64.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Idaho
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $32,800
- p25
- $29,980
- p75
- $39,220
- p10
- $26,500
- p90
- $46,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.