State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs West Virginia
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In West Virginia, $32,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 50.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.2%
Hawaii vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.2%
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
West Virginia
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $32,480
- p25
- $27,040
- p75
- $47,940
- p10
- $23,520
- p90
- $58,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.