State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs North Dakota
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In North Dakota, $39,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.6% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.8%
Hawaii vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-0.6%
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 Dakota
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $39,720
- p25
- $30,660
- p75
- $48,420
- p10
- $25,990
- p90
- $59,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.