Carpenters in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,786
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$21,494
25.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,730
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
$85,280
Kept after tax
$63,786
Worth in national money
$58,730
State rank
1
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Hawaii is one of the better-paying states for carpenters. The middle earner takes $85,280, which ranks 1 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 40.77% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 113.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $85,280, tax leaves $63,786 — and because Hawaii is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $58,730 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $87,480, since top earners drag the number up.
- Hawaii ranks 1 of 51 states publishing a median for carpenters, at $85,280 — about 40.77% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, carpenters sits at 113 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.
- After tax, $63,786 remains from the Hawaii median of $85,280 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $58,730 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $87,480 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,280 |
| Top tenth earn over | $115,900 |
| This salary | $85,280 |
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 | $63,786 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,824 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$12,095 |
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 | $78,119 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$16,707 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $85,280 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $52,760 and the ninetieth is $115,900 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $63,786, from $85,280, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 113 of 437 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $58,730 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 113.
- The Hawaii median of $85,280 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $52,760 to $115,900. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $63,786 from $85,280. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 113 of 437 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $58,730, worked from $85,280, 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 113 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $52,760, the highest tenth $115,900, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Hawaii costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $58,730 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Hawaii adds its own income tax on top — which is why $63,786 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($52,760) and the ninetieth ($115,900) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $58,730 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 $63,786 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.