State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Mississippi
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Mississippi, $48,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.6% — not 75.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.3%
Hawaii vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+38.6%
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
Mississippi
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,650
- p25
- $38,420
- p75
- $52,480
- p10
- $34,670
- p90
- $63,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.