State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Ohio
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Ohio, $35,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 38.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.7%
Hawaii vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
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
Ohio
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $35,180
- p25
- $29,530
- p75
- $37,280
- p10
- $27,260
- p90
- $48,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.