State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Connecticut vs Hawaii
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Connecticut, $45,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.4% — not 6.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.2%
Connecticut vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-0.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $45,740
- p25
- $37,510
- p75
- $58,880
- p10
- $35,460
- p90
- $80,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.