State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Montana vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Montana, $36,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.5%
Montana vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-23.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,540
- p25
- $31,480
- p75
- $44,950
- p10
- $28,370
- p90
- $49,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.