State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In South Dakota, $44,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 39.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.7%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+12.6%
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
South Dakota
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $44,500
- p25
- $34,830
- p75
- $48,260
- p10
- $30,980
- p90
- $56,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.