State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs New York
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
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%
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.