State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: New Mexico vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In New Mexico, $44,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 11.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.4%
New Mexico vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-5.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $44,070
- p25
- $37,230
- p75
- $60,740
- p10
- $32,270
- p90
- $79,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.