State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Missouri
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Missouri, $36,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
Hawaii vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
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
Missouri
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,090
- p25
- $30,440
- p75
- $44,030
- p10
- $29,030
- p90
- $54,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.