State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Iowa
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Iowa, $57,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 47.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.8%
Hawaii vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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
Iowa
Carpenters
- Median
- $57,710
- p25
- $47,640
- p75
- $65,910
- p10
- $39,040
- p90
- $76,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.