State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Vermont vs West Virginia
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In West Virginia, $32,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.8% — not 53.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.1%
Vermont vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+39.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $32,480
- p25
- $27,040
- p75
- $47,940
- p10
- $23,520
- p90
- $58,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.