State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: South Carolina vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In South Carolina, $34,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.6%
South Carolina vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-27.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $34,500
- p25
- $29,280
- p75
- $37,170
- p10
- $26,820
- p90
- $49,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.