State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Rhode Island
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Rhode Island, $60,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+15.3%
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
Rhode Island
Carpenters
- Median
- $60,840
- p25
- $52,300
- p75
- $75,750
- p10
- $47,840
- p90
- $89,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.