How much do teachers get paid in ?

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Teachers made between $58,800 and $74,400 per year in 2025, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for Hawaii pre-K–12 teachers. Preschool teachers tend to be at the lower end of the range, while high school teachers tend to be at the higher end, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The median wage is the midpoint — half of teachers in each role earn more, and half earn less.
For comparison, in Hawaii, the median wage across all occupations was $56,300 in 2025 — about 4% lower than the median preschool teacher wage.

$58.8K

median annual wage for preschool teachers in Hawaii (2025)

$69.2K

median annual wage for middle school teachers in Hawaii (2025)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Hawaii in 2025, preschool teachers earned the least, earning around $58,760 annually. High school teachers made the most at around $74,350 per year. In other words, high school teachers earned about 27% more than preschool teachers.

High school teachers earn $74,400 annually, more than any other HI teachers

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (HI, 2025)

Do Hawaii teachers make more or less than the US average?

Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2025, Hawaii teachers earned more than the national median for every grade level reported. The largest percentage difference was among elementary teachers, who earned 14% more than the national median. High school teachers — typically the highest-paid group — earned about 3% more than their counterparts nationwide.

Hawaii teachers earn more than the national average at every level.

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (HI, 2025)

How much do special education teachers make in Hawaii? What about technical education teachers?

Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the same or less than general education teachers at all levels except preschool in Hawaii. In 2025, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 16% lower to 28% higher than those of other teachers at the same grade level.

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The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the preschool level, where they earned $75,100 per year compared to $58,800 for other preschool teachers, a 28% difference.

In Hawaii, teachers of students with disabilities out-earned other teachers only at the Preschool level.

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (HI, 2025)

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