State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Kansas, $47,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 30.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+6.7%
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
Kansas
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $47,750
- p25
- $37,450
- p75
- $55,640
- p10
- $27,850
- p90
- $61,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.