State comparison · 2025
Compensation and Benefits Managers salary: Hawaii vs Massachusetts
Compensation and Benefits Managers in Massachusetts earn a median of $184,070. In Hawaii, $110,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.2%
Hawaii vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-42.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Median
- $110,120
- p25
- $86,470
- p75
- $138,120
- p10
- $76,670
- p90
- $171,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Massachusetts
Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Median
- $184,070
- p25
- $161,000
- p75
- $223,150
- p10
- $128,390
- p90
- $285,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.