State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Virginia
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Virginia, $37,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.3%
Hawaii vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+20.7%
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
Virginia
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $37,140
- p25
- $34,660
- p75
- $45,150
- p10
- $30,290
- p90
- $60,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.