State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: Delaware vs Hawaii
Healthcare Social Workers in Hawaii earn a median of $85,420. In Delaware, $64,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.4%
Delaware vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-16.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $64,620
- p25
- $51,230
- p75
- $79,420
- p10
- $47,550
- p90
- $88,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.