State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: Hawaii vs Washington
Healthcare Social Workers in Hawaii earn a median of $85,420. In Washington, $78,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 8.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.7%
Hawaii vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
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
Washington
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $78,570
- p25
- $59,690
- p75
- $98,990
- p10
- $48,390
- p90
- $124,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.