State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Mississippi, $36,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.7% — not 71.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.4%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+35.7%
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
Mississippi
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,250
- p25
- $23,310
- p75
- $45,020
- p10
- $20,980
- p90
- $53,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.