State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Oklahoma
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Oklahoma, $31,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 53.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.4%
Hawaii vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+22.5%
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
Oklahoma
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $31,790
- p25
- $28,520
- p75
- $46,930
- p10
- $23,100
- p90
- $58,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.