State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Arkansas vs California
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Arkansas, $47,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 37.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.1%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Carpenters
- Median
- $47,760
- p25
- $41,460
- p75
- $57,510
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $70,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.