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State comparison · 2025

Preschool Teachers salary: Colorado vs Vermont

Occupation

Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Colorado, $45,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 8.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-8.5%
Colorado vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Colorado

Preschool Teachers

Median
$45,500
p25
$38,200
p75
$63,160
p10
$35,820
p90
$84,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-50%
See full breakdown for Colorado

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
See full breakdown for Vermont

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.