State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Hawaii
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Hawaii, $124,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.1% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+55.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,080
- p25
- $131,120
- p75
- $277,140
- p10
- $97,950
- p90
- $369,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
Hawaii
Lawyers
- Median
- $124,990
- p25
- $97,460
- p75
- $155,880
- p10
- $73,890
- p90
- $179,010
- 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.