State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Texas
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Texas, $33,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 44.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.1%
Hawaii vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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
Texas
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $33,860
- p25
- $28,420
- p75
- $37,690
- p10
- $26,430
- p90
- $49,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.