State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Florida vs Illinois
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Florida, $49,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.9% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.9%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-38.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,870
- p25
- $44,540
- p75
- $59,880
- p10
- $36,910
- p90
- $69,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.