State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Louisiana, $38,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 63.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.5%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+31.2%
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
Louisiana
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $38,020
- p25
- $29,680
- p75
- $50,250
- p10
- $23,700
- p90
- $59,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.