State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Rhode Island
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Rhode Island, $60,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.4% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.2%
Hawaii vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+30.4%
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
Rhode Island
Carpenters
- Median
- $60,840
- p25
- $52,300
- p75
- $75,750
- p10
- $47,840
- p90
- $89,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.