State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs North Dakota
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In North Dakota, $57,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.1%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+5.4%
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 Dakota
Carpenters
- Median
- $57,890
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $63,550
- p10
- $43,860
- p90
- $76,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.