State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: South Dakota vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In South Dakota, $44,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 10.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.5%
South Dakota vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $44,500
- p25
- $34,830
- p75
- $48,260
- p10
- $30,980
- p90
- $56,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.