State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: Hawaii vs Wisconsin
Registered Nurses in Hawaii earn a median of $136,320. In Wisconsin, $95,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 42.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.7%
Hawaii vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+22.1%
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%
Wisconsin
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $95,530
- p25
- $81,920
- p75
- $102,610
- p10
- $77,470
- p90
- $119,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.