State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs New Hampshire
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In New Hampshire, $39,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
+24%
Hawaii vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+17.4%
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
New Hampshire
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $39,350
- p25
- $36,350
- p75
- $46,700
- p10
- $34,670
- p90
- $51,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.