State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs New Jersey
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In New Jersey, $64,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.4%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+34.3%
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
New Jersey
Carpenters
- Median
- $64,010
- p25
- $51,220
- p75
- $80,430
- p10
- $43,680
- p90
- $121,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.