State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Utah
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Utah, $35,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.3% — not 39.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.3%
Hawaii vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+25.3%
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
Utah
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $35,010
- p25
- $29,780
- p75
- $37,550
- p10
- $28,770
- p90
- $47,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.