State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Nebraska
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Nebraska, $47,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 3.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.7%
Hawaii vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-15.1%
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
Nebraska
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $47,040
- p25
- $38,080
- p75
- $59,990
- p10
- $31,620
- p90
- $73,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.