State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Tennessee
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Tennessee, $50,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24% — not 49.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.4%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+24%
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
Tennessee
Carpenters
- Median
- $50,830
- p25
- $46,520
- p75
- $59,900
- p10
- $37,460
- p90
- $66,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.