State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Vermont
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Vermont, $62,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
Hawaii vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+21.8%
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
Vermont
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,400
- p25
- $52,260
- p75
- $64,420
- p10
- $47,840
- p90
- $76,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.