State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Michigan
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Michigan, $37,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 31.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.4%
Hawaii vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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
Michigan
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $37,110
- p25
- $34,650
- p75
- $45,310
- p10
- $30,310
- p90
- $50,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.