State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Montana
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Montana, $36,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.5%
Hawaii vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+14.8%
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
Montana
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,540
- p25
- $31,480
- p75
- $44,950
- p10
- $28,370
- p90
- $49,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.