State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Hawaii vs Kentucky
Electricians in Hawaii earn a median of $96,460. In Kentucky, $59,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.4% — not 61.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.5%
Hawaii vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+32.4%
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
Kentucky
Electricians
- Median
- $59,720
- p25
- $46,540
- p75
- $77,920
- p10
- $37,110
- p90
- $85,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.