State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Minnesota
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Minnesota, $64,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.3%
Hawaii vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+17.7%
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
Minnesota
Carpenters
- Median
- $64,930
- p25
- $55,240
- p75
- $84,410
- p10
- $46,590
- p90
- $99,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.