State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Hawaii vs North Carolina
Electricians in Hawaii earn a median of $96,460. In North Carolina, $56,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.6% — not 69.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.8%
Hawaii vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+45.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Electricians
- Median
- $96,460
- p25
- $70,460
- p75
- $120,740
- p10
- $45,730
- p90
- $124,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
North Carolina
Electricians
- Median
- $56,800
- p25
- $47,070
- p75
- $61,920
- p10
- $40,130
- p90
- $75,060
- 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.