State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Hawaii vs New Jersey
Economists in New Jersey earn a median of $167,550. In Hawaii, $83,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51% — not 50.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.4%
Hawaii vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-51%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Economists
- Median
- $83,050
- p25
- $71,000
- p75
- $96,390
- p10
- $66,370
- p90
- $120,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
New Jersey
Economists
- Median
- $167,550
- p25
- $126,940
- p75
- $192,960
- p10
- $83,990
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.