State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs South Carolina
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In South Carolina, $50,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.4% — not 68.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.3%
Hawaii vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+43.4%
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
South Carolina
Carpenters
- Median
- $50,670
- p25
- $43,620
- p75
- $62,610
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $79,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.