State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Tennessee
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Tennessee, $50,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.2% — not 67.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.8%
Hawaii vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+40.2%
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
Tennessee
Carpenters
- Median
- $50,830
- p25
- $46,520
- p75
- $59,900
- p10
- $37,460
- p90
- $66,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.