State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: Hawaii vs Utah
Registered Nurses in Hawaii earn a median of $136,320. In Utah, $84,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.9% — not 61.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.1%
Hawaii vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+44.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $136,320
- p25
- $101,200
- p75
- $144,140
- p10
- $82,500
- p90
- $147,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Utah
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $84,600
- p25
- $80,050
- p75
- $105,130
- p10
- $68,920
- p90
- $109,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.