State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Delaware vs Hawaii
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Delaware, $59,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.6%
Delaware vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
-23.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Carpenters
- Median
- $59,200
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $75,380
- p10
- $45,160
- p90
- $81,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.