State comparison · 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Hawaii vs New York
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New York earn a median of $79,380. In Hawaii, $54,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.5%
Hawaii vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-32.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $54,390
- p25
- $47,210
- p75
- $77,680
- p10
- $45,790
- p90
- $90,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
New York
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $79,380
- p25
- $64,430
- p75
- $95,520
- p10
- $54,650
- p90
- $122,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.