State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Alabama vs California
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Alabama, $48,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.8% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.5%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-20.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,220
- p25
- $40,410
- p75
- $56,390
- p10
- $34,430
- p90
- $63,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
California
Carpenters
- Median
- $75,920
- p25
- $59,740
- p75
- $95,830
- p10
- $47,490
- p90
- $119,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.