State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Wyoming
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Wyoming, $29,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.3% — not 63%.
Nominal pay gap
+63%
Hawaii vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+37.3%
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
Wyoming
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $29,930
- p25
- $27,850
- p75
- $50,940
- p10
- $23,600
- p90
- $58,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.