State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Maryland
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Maryland, $44,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 9.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.4%
Hawaii vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+4.4%
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
Maryland
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $44,600
- p25
- $36,750
- p75
- $47,710
- p10
- $35,760
- p90
- $67,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.