State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Virginia
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Virginia, $55,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.7% — not 53.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.1%
Hawaii vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+40.7%
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
Virginia
Carpenters
- Median
- $55,690
- p25
- $46,460
- p75
- $61,340
- p10
- $38,230
- p90
- $74,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.