State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Hawaii vs Wisconsin
Carpenters in Hawaii earn a median of $85,280. In Wisconsin, $61,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
Hawaii vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+18.3%
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
Wisconsin
Carpenters
- Median
- $61,660
- p25
- $49,750
- p75
- $79,310
- p10
- $45,110
- p90
- $93,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.