State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Kentucky
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Kentucky, $29,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 63.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.8%
Hawaii vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+34.3%
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
Kentucky
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $29,780
- p25
- $27,840
- p75
- $39,300
- p10
- $23,490
- p90
- $51,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.