State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Montana
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Montana, $58,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 45%.
Nominal pay gap
+45%
Hawaii vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+24.7%
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
Montana
Carpenters
- Median
- $58,820
- p25
- $49,590
- p75
- $67,530
- p10
- $43,010
- p90
- $77,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.