State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Maryland, $44,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.1% — not 39.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.3%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+33.1%
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
Maryland
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $44,600
- p25
- $36,750
- p75
- $47,710
- p10
- $35,760
- p90
- $67,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.