State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In North Carolina, $35,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.3% — not 74%.
Nominal pay gap
+74%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+49.3%
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
North Carolina
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $35,710
- p25
- $30,700
- p75
- $40,330
- p10
- $28,700
- p90
- $47,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.