State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Hawaii vs Iowa
Electricians in Hawaii earn a median of $96,460. In Iowa, $60,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 58.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.5%
Hawaii vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+26.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Electricians
- Median
- $96,460
- p25
- $70,460
- p75
- $120,740
- p10
- $45,730
- p90
- $124,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Iowa
Electricians
- Median
- $60,860
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $79,970
- p10
- $39,770
- p90
- $89,480
- 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.