State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Michigan
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Michigan, $61,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
Illinois vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+23.2%
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
Michigan
Carpenters
- Median
- $61,680
- p25
- $49,500
- p75
- $72,990
- p10
- $44,550
- p90
- $81,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.