State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Minnesota
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Minnesota, $43,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.7% — not 12.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.3%
Hawaii vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+0.7%
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
Minnesota
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $43,430
- p25
- $37,570
- p75
- $47,240
- p10
- $36,060
- p90
- $61,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.