State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Indiana
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Indiana, $36,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
Hawaii vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+12.9%
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
Indiana
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,650
- p25
- $30,520
- p75
- $44,130
- p10
- $28,720
- p90
- $50,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.