State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Nevada
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Nevada, $62,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.7%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+9.9%
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
Nevada
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,380
- p25
- $50,440
- p75
- $81,400
- p10
- $41,670
- p90
- $102,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.