State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In New Mexico, $44,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 41%.
Nominal pay gap
+41%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+18.3%
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
New Mexico
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $44,070
- p25
- $37,230
- p75
- $60,740
- p10
- $32,270
- p90
- $79,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.