State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs North Carolina
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In North Carolina, $49,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.7% — not 54.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.6%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+31.7%
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
North Carolina
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,100
- p25
- $42,150
- p75
- $58,810
- p10
- $35,620
- p90
- $63,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.