State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Texas
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Texas, $48,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.9% — not 74.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.4%
Hawaii vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+53.9%
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
Texas
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,900
- p25
- $44,690
- p75
- $57,780
- p10
- $36,980
- p90
- $65,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.