State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Montana
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Montana, $58,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.3%
Illinois vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+27.1%
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
Montana
Carpenters
- Median
- $58,820
- p25
- $49,590
- p75
- $67,530
- p10
- $43,010
- p90
- $77,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.