State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs New Mexico
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In New Mexico, $44,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 10.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.7%
Hawaii vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-7.2%
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 Mexico
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $44,070
- p25
- $37,230
- p75
- $60,740
- p10
- $32,270
- p90
- $79,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.