State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Arizona vs Illinois
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Arizona, $58,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 25.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.8%
Arizona vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-26.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Carpenters
- Median
- $58,580
- p25
- $47,890
- p75
- $69,820
- p10
- $38,830
- p90
- $75,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.