State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs North Carolina
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In North Carolina, $35,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 36.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.6%
Hawaii vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
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
North Carolina
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $35,710
- p25
- $30,700
- p75
- $40,330
- p10
- $28,700
- p90
- $47,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.