State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs North Carolina
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In North Carolina, $49,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.7% — not 60.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.9%
Illinois vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+51.7%
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
North Carolina
Carpenters
- Median
- $49,100
- p25
- $42,150
- p75
- $58,810
- p10
- $35,620
- p90
- $63,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.