State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: Hawaii vs Ohio
Healthcare Social Workers in Hawaii earn a median of $85,420. In Ohio, $63,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.3%
Hawaii vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+13.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $85,420
- p25
- $70,500
- p75
- $96,190
- p10
- $51,570
- p90
- $102,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Ohio
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $63,610
- p25
- $51,270
- p75
- $76,930
- p10
- $45,150
- p90
- $84,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.