State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Idaho
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Idaho, $52,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.4% — not 64%.
Nominal pay gap
+64%
Hawaii vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+42.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Idaho
Carpenters
- Median
- $52,000
- p25
- $45,250
- p75
- $62,920
- p10
- $36,850
- p90
- $75,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.