State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: North Carolina vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In North Carolina, $35,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.4% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.2%
North Carolina vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-25.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $35,710
- p25
- $30,700
- p75
- $40,330
- p10
- $28,700
- p90
- $47,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.