State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Maine
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Maine, $62,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.1%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
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
Maine
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,160
- p25
- $52,960
- p75
- $72,800
- p10
- $47,130
- p90
- $78,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.