State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Missouri
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Missouri, $60,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.2%
Hawaii vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+15.7%
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
Missouri
Carpenters
- Median
- $60,840
- p25
- $47,520
- p75
- $80,570
- p10
- $38,700
- p90
- $96,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.