State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Florida vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Florida, $35,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.7% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.9%
Florida vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-31.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $35,860
- p25
- $30,520
- p75
- $37,610
- p10
- $29,550
- p90
- $46,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.