State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Georgia
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Georgia, $49,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.8% — not 53.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.8%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+33.8%
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
Georgia
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,350
- p25
- $42,210
- p75
- $58,250
- p10
- $34,890
- p90
- $63,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.