State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: California vs Hawaii
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In California, $47,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 2.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-2.8%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-3.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $47,400
- p25
- $43,910
- p75
- $59,150
- p10
- $37,870
- p90
- $65,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +1000%
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.