State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Georgia vs Illinois
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Georgia, $49,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.1% — not 37.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.5%
Georgia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-35.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,350
- p25
- $42,210
- p75
- $58,250
- p10
- $34,890
- p90
- $63,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.