State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Iowa
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Iowa, $57,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 31.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.6%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
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
Iowa
Carpenters
- Median
- $57,710
- p25
- $47,640
- p75
- $65,910
- p10
- $39,040
- p90
- $76,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.