State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Nevada
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Nevada, $38,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.5%
Hawaii vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+14.1%
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
Nevada
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $38,870
- p25
- $32,790
- p75
- $46,650
- p10
- $30,100
- p90
- $64,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.