State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Pennsylvania, $36,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 35.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.3%
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+20.1%
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
Pennsylvania
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,050
- p25
- $31,200
- p75
- $38,270
- p10
- $29,590
- p90
- $46,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.