State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Hawaii vs South Carolina
Electricians in Hawaii earn a median of $96,460. In South Carolina, $58,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.9% — not 64.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.2%
Hawaii vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+39.9%
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
South Carolina
Electricians
- Median
- $58,740
- p25
- $47,910
- p75
- $66,190
- p10
- $44,330
- p90
- $77,800
- 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.