State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Kansas
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Kansas, $56,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.6% — not 49.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.7%
Hawaii vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+22.6%
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
Kansas
Carpenters
- Median
- $56,960
- p25
- $47,830
- p75
- $66,730
- p10
- $38,860
- p90
- $88,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.