State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Connecticut
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Connecticut, $64,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 18.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.5%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+10.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Connecticut
Carpenters
- Median
- $64,060
- p25
- $57,540
- p75
- $80,820
- p10
- $49,140
- p90
- $88,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.