State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Indiana
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
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
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.