State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs North Dakota
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In North Dakota, $57,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.5%
Illinois vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
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 Dakota
Carpenters
- Median
- $57,890
- p25
- $48,820
- p75
- $63,550
- p10
- $43,860
- p90
- $76,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.