State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Indiana
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Indiana, $62,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.8% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.8%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+1.8%
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
Indiana
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,870
- p25
- $49,940
- p75
- $76,850
- p10
- $45,510
- p90
- $90,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.