State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Maryland
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Maryland, $62,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 20.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.6%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
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
Maryland
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,960
- p25
- $52,220
- p75
- $76,810
- p10
- $43,930
- p90
- $94,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.