State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Delaware vs Hawaii
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Delaware, $36,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.5%
Delaware vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-17.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,360
- p25
- $34,770
- p75
- $37,560
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $44,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.