State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Minnesota
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Minnesota, $64,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.7%
Illinois vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+20%
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
Minnesota
Carpenters
- Median
- $64,930
- p25
- $55,240
- p75
- $84,410
- p10
- $46,590
- p90
- $99,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.