State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Arkansas vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Arkansas, $34,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.2%
Arkansas vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-22.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $34,190
- p25
- $28,480
- p75
- $45,940
- p10
- $27,190
- p90
- $56,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
Vermont
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $49,730
- p25
- $44,400
- p75
- $59,440
- p10
- $36,650
- p90
- $66,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.