State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Indiana
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Indiana, $62,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
Hawaii vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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
Indiana
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,870
- p25
- $49,940
- p75
- $76,850
- p10
- $45,510
- p90
- $90,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.