State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Iowa, $33,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.8% — not 83.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+83.7%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+46.8%
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
Iowa
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $33,830
- p25
- $29,240
- p75
- $37,550
- p10
- $27,730
- p90
- $48,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.