State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Oklahoma
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Oklahoma, $46,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 61.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.8%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+28.4%
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
Oklahoma
Carpenters
- Median
- $46,910
- p25
- $40,280
- p75
- $53,510
- p10
- $34,670
- p90
- $64,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.