State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In North Dakota, $39,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 56.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.5%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.7%
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 Dakota
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $39,720
- p25
- $30,660
- p75
- $48,420
- p10
- $25,990
- p90
- $59,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.