State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs West Virginia
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In West Virginia, $48,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.4% — not 75.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.1%
Hawaii vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+42.4%
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
West Virginia
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,710
- p25
- $38,180
- p75
- $60,190
- p10
- $35,900
- p90
- $70,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.