State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Iowa
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Iowa, $33,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 44.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.2%
Hawaii vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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
Iowa
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $33,830
- p25
- $29,240
- p75
- $37,550
- p10
- $27,730
- p90
- $48,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.