State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Kentucky
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Kentucky, $52,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 44.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.1%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+17.4%
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
Kentucky
Carpenters
- Median
- $52,680
- p25
- $45,940
- p75
- $61,260
- p10
- $36,760
- p90
- $72,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.