State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Rhode Island
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Rhode Island, $36,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.4%
Hawaii vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+23.2%
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
Rhode Island
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,830
- p25
- $35,900
- p75
- $43,280
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $46,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.