State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs North Carolina
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In North Carolina, $49,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.9% — not 73.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.7%
Hawaii vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+48.9%
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
North Carolina
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,100
- p25
- $42,150
- p75
- $58,810
- p10
- $35,620
- p90
- $63,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.