State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs New Hampshire
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In New Hampshire, $61,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.1%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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
New Hampshire
Carpenters
- Median
- $61,200
- p25
- $50,170
- p75
- $73,760
- p10
- $45,500
- p90
- $92,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.