State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Michigan
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Michigan, $61,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
Hawaii vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+20.9%
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
Michigan
Carpenters
- Median
- $61,680
- p25
- $49,500
- p75
- $72,990
- p10
- $44,550
- p90
- $81,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.