State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: New Jersey vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In New Jersey, $48,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 3%.
Nominal pay gap
-3%
New Jersey vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-12.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $48,220
- p25
- $39,030
- p75
- $64,370
- p10
- $37,020
- p90
- $86,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.