State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Ohio
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Ohio, $60,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
Illinois vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+20.6%
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
Ohio
Carpenters
- Median
- $60,810
- p25
- $48,720
- p75
- $75,860
- p10
- $42,290
- p90
- $81,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.