State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs North Dakota
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In North Dakota, $57,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.2% — not 47.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.3%
Hawaii vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+19.2%
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 Dakota
Carpenters
- Median
- $57,890
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $63,550
- p10
- $43,860
- p90
- $76,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.