Carpenters salary in Honolulu, HI

Median pay for carpenters in Honolulu, HI: $90,030/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,020 – $116,240 · about 3,730 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$40,040 (+80%).

What it's really worth in Honolulu

With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $90,030 has the buying power of about $80,799 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $99,816 · median home $851,163 · median rent $2,980/mo.

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How Honolulu ranks for this job

On raw pay, Honolulu, HI is 1st of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 1st.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Honolulu sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Honolulu

A median home in Honolulu, HI costs $851,163 — about 9.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,980/mo works out at 40% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Honolulu.

Metro	Median pay	vs Honolulu	Rent vs Honolulu
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	−11%	0.9×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	−11%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	−16%	1.2×
Seattle, WA	$75,140	−17%	0.7×

Who hires carpenters around Honolulu

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Altres Industrial · Manufacturing
• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard · Government
• City and County of Honolulu · Government
• U.S. Military · Government

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