State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Alaska vs Hawaii
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Alaska, $46,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 5.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.4%
Alaska vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $46,130
- p25
- $35,210
- p75
- $60,880
- p10
- $35,090
- p90
- $76,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.