State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs South Dakota
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In South Dakota, $44,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 9.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.6%
Hawaii vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-11.7%
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 Dakota
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $44,500
- p25
- $34,830
- p75
- $48,260
- p10
- $30,980
- p90
- $56,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.