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State comparison · 2025

Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Indiana

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Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Indiana, $62,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 25.7%.

Nominal pay gap
+25.7%
Illinois vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+17.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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
See full breakdown for Illinois

Indiana

Carpenters

Median
$62,870
p25
$49,940
p75
$76,850
p10
$45,510
p90
$90,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.3
See full breakdown for Indiana

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.