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State comparison · 2025

Preschool Teachers salary: Rhode Island vs Vermont

Occupation

Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Rhode Island, $36,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 25.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-25.9%
Rhode Island vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-29.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Rhode Island

Preschool Teachers

Median
$36,830
p25
$35,900
p75
$43,280
p10
$31,200
p90
$46,180
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
102.3
See full breakdown for Rhode Island

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
See full breakdown for Vermont

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.