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State comparison · 2025

Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Ohio

Occupation

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
See full breakdown for Illinois

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
See full breakdown for Ohio

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.