State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Minnesota
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Minnesota, $64,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 16.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.9%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+4.1%
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
Minnesota
Carpenters
- Median
- $64,930
- p25
- $55,240
- p75
- $84,410
- p10
- $46,590
- p90
- $99,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.