State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Illinois vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Illinois, $40,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 17.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.7%
Illinois vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-19.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $40,910
- p25
- $37,750
- p75
- $46,790
- p10
- $36,030
- p90
- $60,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.