State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: California vs Wisconsin
Carpenters in California earn a median of $75,920. In Wisconsin, $61,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.1%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+4.7%
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
Wisconsin
Carpenters
- Median
- $61,660
- p25
- $49,750
- p75
- $79,310
- p10
- $45,110
- p90
- $93,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.