State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Tennessee
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Tennessee, $34,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 42.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.3%
Hawaii vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+18.9%
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
Tennessee
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $34,280
- p25
- $29,290
- p75
- $53,450
- p10
- $27,160
- p90
- $64,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.