State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Kansas
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Kansas, $56,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.5% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+8.5%
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
Kansas
Carpenters
- Median
- $56,960
- p25
- $47,830
- p75
- $66,730
- p10
- $38,860
- p90
- $88,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.