State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Nebraska
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Nebraska, $50,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.8% — not 69.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.5%
Hawaii vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+38.8%
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
Nebraska
Carpenters
- Median
- $50,320
- p25
- $45,270
- p75
- $62,580
- p10
- $38,920
- p90
- $72,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.