State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs New Mexico
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In New Mexico, $59,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.3%
Illinois vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+22%
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 Mexico
Carpenters
- Median
- $59,720
- p25
- $47,150
- p75
- $63,310
- p10
- $40,100
- p90
- $77,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.