State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Delaware
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Delaware, $59,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
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
Delaware
Carpenters
- Median
- $59,200
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $75,380
- p10
- $45,160
- p90
- $81,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.