State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Missouri, $36,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.3% — not 72.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.2%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+42.3%
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
Missouri
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,090
- p25
- $30,440
- p75
- $44,030
- p10
- $29,030
- p90
- $54,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.