State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: Hawaii vs New York
Lawyers in New York earn a median of $207,860. In Hawaii, $124,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41% — not 39.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.9%
Hawaii vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-41%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Lawyers
- Median
- $124,990
- p25
- $97,460
- p75
- $155,880
- p10
- $73,890
- p90
- $179,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
New York
Lawyers
- Median
- $207,860
- p25
- $127,580
- p75
- $322,120
- p10
- $85,200
- p90
- $391,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.