State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In District of Columbia, $61,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.9% — not 21.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.9%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-28.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Carpenters
- Median
- $61,710
- p25
- $57,160
- p75
- $75,250
- p10
- $47,840
- p90
- $80,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Illinois
Carpenters
- Median
- $79,000
- p25
- $56,160
- p75
- $106,950
- p10
- $39,890
- p90
- $117,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.