State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Arizona vs Hawaii
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Arizona, $36,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.6%
Arizona vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-18.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,300
- p25
- $35,180
- p75
- $38,150
- p10
- $31,760
- p90
- $47,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.