State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Montana
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Montana, $58,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.1%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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
Montana
Carpenters
- Median
- $58,820
- p25
- $49,590
- p75
- $67,530
- p10
- $43,010
- p90
- $77,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.