How much do teachers get paid in ?

Updated annually
Between $55,600 and $64,400 per year in 2024, 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 middle 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 $53,300 in 2024 — about 4% lower than the median preschool teacher wage.

$55.6K

median annual wage for preschool teachers in Hawaii (2024)

$64.3K

median annual wage for middle school teachers in Hawaii (2024)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Hawaii in 2024, preschool teachers earned the least, earning around $55,600 annually. Middle school teachers made the most at around $64,400 per year. In other words, middle school teachers earned about 16% more than preschool teachers.

Middle school teachers earn $64,400 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, 2024)

Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2024, Hawaii teachers earned less than the national median for 3 of 5 grade levels reported. The largest percentage difference was among preschool teachers, who earned 5% more than the national median. Middle school teachers — typically the highest-paid group — earned about 2% more than their counterparts nationwide.

Hawaii teachers earn less than the national average at 3 of 5 levels level

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (HI, 2024)

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 2024, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 10% to 5% lower than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the middle school level, where they earned $57,900 per year compared to $64,400 for other middle school teachers, a 10% difference.

In Hawaii, teachers of students with disabilities earned about the same or less than other teachers at every grade level.

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (HI, 2024)

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