State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Tennessee vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Tennessee, $34,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.1%
Tennessee vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-26.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $34,280
- p25
- $29,290
- p75
- $53,450
- p10
- $27,160
- p90
- $64,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.