State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs New York
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In New York, $46,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.9% — not 4.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.9%
Hawaii vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+2.9%
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 York
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $46,520
- p25
- $38,610
- p75
- $59,680
- p10
- $36,050
- p90
- $75,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.