Approximately 0% of the country's forensic nursing professionals work in Hawaii state.

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The number of forensic nursing professionals is growing in Hawaii. There were 120 more forensic nursing professionals working in Hawaii in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Hawaii, this field has grown by 12% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of forensic nursing professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of forensic nursing professionals has grown by 10% from 2006 to 2010.

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In Hawaii, as the number of forensic nursing professionals is growing, the salaries earned by forensic nursing professionals are decreasing. In 2006 forensic nursing professionals made a mean salary of $87,555 per year, and in 2010 they made $86,340 per year.

Thus, forensic nursing professionals' salaries declined by 1% in 4 years. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. There is a 210% pay differential between the highest paid forensic nursing professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of forensic nursing in Hawaii.

In Hawaii, forensic nursing professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.