State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: California vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In California, $47,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 4.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.7%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-15.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $47,400
- p25
- $43,910
- p75
- $59,150
- p10
- $37,870
- p90
- $65,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +1000%
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.