State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Alabama vs Hawaii
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Alabama, $48,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 43.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.5%
Alabama vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-30%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,220
- p25
- $40,410
- p75
- $56,390
- p10
- $34,430
- p90
- $63,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Hawaii
Carpenters
- Median
- $85,280
- p25
- $66,380
- p75
- $110,980
- p10
- $52,760
- p90
- $115,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.