State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Alaska vs Hawaii
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Alaska, $73,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 13.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.4%
Alaska vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Carpenters
- Median
- $73,860
- p25
- $59,770
- p75
- $94,150
- p10
- $49,060
- p90
- $151,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.