State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Louisiana
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Louisiana, $49,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 52.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.1%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+21.2%
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
Louisiana
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,920
- p25
- $43,730
- p75
- $59,740
- p10
- $34,100
- p90
- $69,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.