State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Nebraska
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Nebraska, $50,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 50.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.9%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+22.8%
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
Nebraska
Carpenters
- Median
- $50,320
- p25
- $45,270
- p75
- $62,580
- p10
- $38,920
- p90
- $72,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.