State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Virginia
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Virginia, $55,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 36.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.3%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
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
Virginia
Carpenters
- Median
- $55,690
- p25
- $46,460
- p75
- $61,340
- p10
- $38,230
- p90
- $74,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.