State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Idaho
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Idaho, $32,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 48.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.7%
Hawaii vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Idaho
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $32,800
- p25
- $29,980
- p75
- $39,220
- p10
- $26,500
- p90
- $46,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.