State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Hawaii vs South Dakota
Electricians in Hawaii earn a median of $96,460. In South Dakota, $61,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 57.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.1%
Hawaii vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.6%
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 Dakota
Electricians
- Median
- $61,390
- p25
- $49,660
- p75
- $72,450
- p10
- $44,320
- p90
- $80,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.