State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs South Carolina
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In South Carolina, $34,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.4% — not 41.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.4%
Hawaii vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+20.4%
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
South Carolina
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $34,500
- p25
- $29,280
- p75
- $37,170
- p10
- $26,820
- p90
- $49,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.