State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Louisiana
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Louisiana, $49,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37% — not 70.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.8%
Hawaii vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+37%
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
Louisiana
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,920
- p25
- $43,730
- p75
- $59,740
- p10
- $34,100
- p90
- $69,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.