State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Wisconsin
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Wisconsin, $36,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 34.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.9%
Hawaii vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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
Wisconsin
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $36,160
- p25
- $30,190
- p75
- $38,670
- p10
- $28,530
- p90
- $46,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.