State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Minnesota, $43,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.1%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+28.4%
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
Minnesota
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $43,430
- p25
- $37,570
- p75
- $47,240
- p10
- $36,060
- p90
- $61,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.