State comparison · 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists salary: Hawaii vs South Carolina
Marriage and Family Therapists in Hawaii earn a median of $141,960. In South Carolina, $55,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 118.2% — not 156.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+156.1%
Hawaii vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+118.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $141,960
- p25
- $59,220
- p75
- $166,400
- p10
- $48,950
- p90
- $166,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
South Carolina
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $55,430
- p25
- $45,660
- p75
- $68,260
- p10
- $44,280
- p90
- $91,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.