State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Kentucky, $29,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.3% — not 108.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+108.7%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+71.3%
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
Kentucky
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $29,780
- p25
- $27,840
- p75
- $39,300
- p10
- $23,490
- p90
- $51,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.