State comparison · 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists salary: Hawaii vs Mississippi
Marriage and Family Therapists in Hawaii earn a median of $141,960. In Mississippi, $51,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 118.3% — not 176%.
Nominal pay gap
+176%
Hawaii vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+118.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $141,960
- p25
- $59,220
- p75
- $166,400
- p10
- $48,950
- p90
- $166,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Mississippi
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $51,440
- p25
- $49,900
- p75
- $54,320
- p10
- $47,790
- p90
- $59,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.