State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: Alabama vs Hawaii
Healthcare Social Workers in Hawaii earn a median of $85,420. In Alabama, $60,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.8%
Alabama vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $60,000
- p25
- $48,350
- p75
- $65,710
- p10
- $40,020
- p90
- $74,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Hawaii
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $85,420
- p25
- $70,500
- p75
- $96,190
- p10
- $51,570
- p90
- $102,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.