State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Arkansas vs Hawaii
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Arkansas, $34,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.9%
Arkansas vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-11.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $34,190
- p25
- $28,480
- p75
- $45,940
- p10
- $27,190
- p90
- $56,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.