State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: Arizona vs Hawaii
Healthcare Social Workers in Hawaii earn a median of $85,420. In Arizona, $64,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 25%.
Nominal pay gap
-25%
Arizona vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-18.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $64,030
- p25
- $53,210
- p75
- $80,100
- p10
- $44,620
- p90
- $96,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.