State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Florida vs Hawaii
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Florida, $35,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.5%
Florida vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-21.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $35,860
- p25
- $30,520
- p75
- $37,610
- p10
- $29,550
- p90
- $46,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.