State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Alaska, $73,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 6.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.5%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-8.7%
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
Illinois
Carpenters
- Median
- $79,000
- p25
- $56,160
- p75
- $106,950
- p10
- $39,890
- p90
- $117,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.