State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Iowa vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Iowa, $33,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
-32%
Iowa vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-24.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $33,830
- p25
- $29,240
- p75
- $37,550
- p10
- $27,730
- p90
- $48,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.