State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Pennsylvania, $36,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.1% — not 72.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.4%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+53.1%
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
Pennsylvania
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,050
- p25
- $31,200
- p75
- $38,270
- p10
- $29,590
- p90
- $46,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.