State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Oklahoma, $31,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.2% — not 95.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+95.5%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+56.2%
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
Oklahoma
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $31,790
- p25
- $28,520
- p75
- $46,930
- p10
- $23,100
- p90
- $58,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.