State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: Hawaii vs Iowa
Healthcare Social Workers in Hawaii earn a median of $85,420. In Iowa, $63,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.1% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.5%
Hawaii vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+8.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Iowa
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $63,050
- p25
- $51,170
- p75
- $74,320
- p10
- $46,140
- p90
- $80,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.