State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Ohio, $35,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.2% — not 76.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.7%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+49.2%
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
Ohio
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $35,180
- p25
- $29,530
- p75
- $37,280
- p10
- $27,260
- p90
- $48,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.