State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
Physicists in Pennsylvania earn a median of $210,990. In Hawaii, $117,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.7% — not 44.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.5%
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
-50.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Physicists
- Median
- $117,190
- p25
- $98,680
- p75
- $243,740
- p10
- $77,190
- p90
- $383,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
Pennsylvania
Physicists
- Median
- $210,990
- p25
- $150,950
- p75
- $231,190
- p10
- $88,300
- p90
- $261,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +73%
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.