State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Alaska vs California
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Alaska, $73,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.2% — not 2.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-2.7%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+5.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Carpenters
- Median
- $73,860
- p25
- $59,770
- p75
- $94,150
- p10
- $49,060
- p90
- $151,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.