State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Louisiana vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Louisiana, $38,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
Louisiana vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-15.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $38,020
- p25
- $29,680
- p75
- $50,250
- p10
- $23,700
- p90
- $59,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.