State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Kentucky vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Kentucky, $29,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 40.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.1%
Kentucky vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-34.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $29,780
- p25
- $27,840
- p75
- $39,300
- p10
- $23,490
- p90
- $51,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.