State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Maine
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Maine, $43,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 11.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.1%
Hawaii vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
-1.9%
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
Maine
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $43,890
- p25
- $37,560
- p75
- $48,430
- p10
- $36,170
- p90
- $60,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.