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State comparison · 2025

Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs New York

Occupation

Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In New York, $46,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 33.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+33.6%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+31.2%
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
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New York

Preschool Teachers

Median
$46,520
p25
$38,610
p75
$59,680
p10
$36,050
p90
$75,660
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-71%
See full breakdown for New York

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.