State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Alabama vs Hawaii
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Alabama, $28,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 42%.
Nominal pay gap
-42%
Alabama vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $28,310
- p25
- $23,190
- p75
- $33,240
- p10
- $21,150
- p90
- $47,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Hawaii
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $48,780
- p25
- $41,280
- p75
- $58,270
- p10
- $37,160
- p90
- $64,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.