Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,294
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$9,756
19.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,179
Hawaii costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Hawaii — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$49,050
Kept after tax
$39,294
Worth in national money
$36,179
State rank
13
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Hawaii's middle earner gets $49,050, putting the state 13 of 49 — about 5.08% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 325.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $49,050 the take-home is $39,294. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,179 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $52,480, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For cabinetmakers and bench carpenters, Hawaii sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $49,050, ranking 13 of 49 and running about 5.08% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, cabinetmakers and bench carpenters sits at 325 of 437 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $39,294 for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters, from $49,050. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,179. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $52,480 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $70,160 |
| This salary | $49,050 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Hawaii | $39,294 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,592 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,622 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $46,190 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,008 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $49,050 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,070 and the ninetieth is $70,160 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Hawaii's $39,294, worked from $49,050. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 325 of 437.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,179 uses one figure for the whole of Hawaii. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 437 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 325.
- The Hawaii median of $49,050 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,070 to $70,160. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Hawaii take-home of $39,294, on $49,050 for work ranking 325 of 437 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 325 of 437 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,179, worked from $49,050, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Hawaii address, on work sitting at 325 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $52,480, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,070 and the top tenth $70,160, so most people doing this work in Hawaii sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Hawaii run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $36,179 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Hawaii then takes its own share, leaving $39,294.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Hawaii is $52,480. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,070 to $70,160) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Hawaii rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Hawaii's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $36,179 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $39,294 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Hawaii income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.