State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Mississippi
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Mississippi, $48,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.6% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+22.6%
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
Mississippi
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,650
- p25
- $38,420
- p75
- $52,480
- p10
- $34,670
- p90
- $63,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.