State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Preschool Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $62,150. In Virginia, $37,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.9% — not 67.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.3%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+53.9%
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
Virginia
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $37,140
- p25
- $34,660
- p75
- $45,150
- p10
- $30,290
- p90
- $60,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.