State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Maryland
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Maryland, $62,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.8% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.5%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+31.8%
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
Maryland
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,960
- p25
- $52,220
- p75
- $76,810
- p10
- $43,930
- p90
- $94,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.