State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Vermont
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Vermont, $62,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.7%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+7.7%
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
Vermont
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,400
- p25
- $52,260
- p75
- $64,420
- p10
- $47,840
- p90
- $76,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.