State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: North Dakota vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In North Dakota, $39,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.1%
North Dakota vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-12.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $39,720
- p25
- $30,660
- p75
- $48,420
- p10
- $25,990
- p90
- $59,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.