State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Mississippi
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Mississippi, $36,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.6%
Hawaii vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+6.4%
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
Mississippi
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,250
- p25
- $23,310
- p75
- $45,020
- p10
- $20,980
- p90
- $53,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.