State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Texas
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Texas, $48,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 55.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.3%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+36.2%
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
Texas
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,900
- p25
- $44,690
- p75
- $57,780
- p10
- $36,980
- p90
- $65,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.