State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Louisiana
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Louisiana, $49,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.6% — not 58.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.3%
Illinois vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+39.6%
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
Louisiana
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,920
- p25
- $43,730
- p75
- $59,740
- p10
- $34,100
- p90
- $69,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.