State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Massachusetts
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Massachusetts, $75,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 13.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.4%
Hawaii vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+9.1%
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
Massachusetts
Carpenters
- Median
- $75,200
- p25
- $60,770
- p75
- $97,520
- p10
- $48,230
- p90
- $122,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.