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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Hawaii

Hawaii is in the smallest third by reported enrollment (170,209 students) among states with NCES enrollment. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Hawaii.

$75,494
Est. state avg salary

Above benchmark

+7.5%
vs national
#17
National rank
1
Districts

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$75,494/year (est.)

Hawaii is in the smallest third by reported enrollment (170,209 students) among states with NCES enrollment. Estimated average teacher salary is $75,494, near the national average of $70,245, ranking #17 of 49, across 1 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller K-12 enrollment scale: Hawaii is in the smallest third by reported enrollment (170,209 students) among states with NCES enrollment.
  • upper third nationally (#17 of 49)
  • Hawaii ranks #17 of 49 on the salary estimate and #39 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $0 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • +7.5% vs the national average
  • +14.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #34 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 109.7)

How do price levels change Hawaii's national position?

Within the enrollment-weighted state comparison, the nominal F-33 estimate is $75,494 and ranks #21. Applying the BEA 2023 Regional Price Parity (109.7, US=100) produces a relative purchasing-power figure of $68,817 and rank #34: 13-place drop.

This is a separate, enrollment-weighted state-level price comparison; the headline and main state-salary rank use an unweighted district mean. Neither measure is take-home pay, a district cost-of-living budget, or an individual contract offer.

Hawaii's purchasing-power rank moves 13-place drop

Hawaii's nominal average teacher salary ranks #17 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (109.7, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $68,817, ranking #34 of 49 , 17 places lower than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Hawaii in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$75,494 Top 35% higher than 65% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting states and territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Hawaii's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$79,728 14.460827515855296% vs FY2019
1 districts held in the panel
$65,000$70,000$75,000$80,000$85,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Hawaii est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $69,655Hawaii est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $69,714Hawaii est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $71,576Hawaii est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $72,020Hawaii est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $79,728 $69,655 $79,728 ▲ +14.5%
Read the chart as text
Period Hawaii est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $69,655
FY2020 $69,714
FY2021 $71,576
FY2022 $72,020
FY2023 $79,728

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Hawaii Department of Education $75,494 170,209 $21,804

Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Nationwide peers near Hawaii's smaller K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for Hawaii: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,494 here) and closest on total student enrollment (170,209 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Utah
$79,346
Rank #14
New Jersey
$78,597
Rank #15
Wyoming
$75,580
Rank #16
Vermont
$72,015
Rank #18

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Hawaii teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Hawaii?

Across 1 Hawaii public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $75,494 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Hawaii school district pays teachers the most?

Hawaii Department of Education reports the highest average teacher salary in Hawaii at $75,494.

How does Hawaii teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hawaii's average of $75,494 is near the national average of $70,245 (+7.5%), ranking #17 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Hawaii?

Hawaii has 1 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 170,209 students.

How much do teachers make in Hawaii?

District-average teacher pay in Hawaii sits in a comparatively narrow band, from $75,494 in Hawaii Department of Education to $75,494 in Hawaii Department of Education. With that little district-to-district spread the statewide figure is a reasonable guide to what most districts pay. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Hawaii?

No Hawaii district with reliable data reports an estimated average teacher salary at or above $100,000; the state's highest is Hawaii Department of Education at $75,494. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Hawaii rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (109.7, US=100) adjusts Hawaii's nominal estimate of $75,494 from #21 to $68,817 and #34. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Hawaii