State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Oregon
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Oregon, $45,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 8.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.1%
Hawaii vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
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
Oregon
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $45,140
- p25
- $38,670
- p75
- $56,840
- p10
- $35,680
- p90
- $63,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.