State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Louisiana
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Louisiana, $38,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.9% — not 28.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.3%
Hawaii vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+2.9%
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
Louisiana
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $38,020
- p25
- $29,680
- p75
- $50,250
- p10
- $23,700
- p90
- $59,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.