State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Tennessee, $34,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.6% — not 81.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.3%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+51.6%
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
Tennessee
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $34,280
- p25
- $29,290
- p75
- $53,450
- p10
- $27,160
- p90
- $64,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.