State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Pennsylvania, $59,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 43.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.6%
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+27.4%
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
Pennsylvania
Carpenters
- Median
- $59,370
- p25
- $47,850
- p75
- $74,700
- p10
- $42,970
- p90
- $92,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.