State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Maine
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Maine, $62,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.2%
Hawaii vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+21.1%
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
Maine
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,160
- p25
- $52,960
- p75
- $72,800
- p10
- $47,130
- p90
- $78,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.