State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs New York
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In New York, $72,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 9.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.2%
Illinois vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+17.9%
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 York
Carpenters
- Median
- $72,330
- p25
- $57,330
- p75
- $89,820
- p10
- $46,860
- p90
- $122,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.